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Nov 1, 1999

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"India needs a government that will reach out to the last person in the last row."
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, prime minister, in his first address to the nation after assuming charge

"I dare them to touch me and see what will happen next."
Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena chief, warning of a bloodbath if the new Maharashtra Government sought to arrest him in light of the Srikrishna Commission's findings

"I had gone there under special circumstances to fight Sonia Gandhi and not the Congress party."
Sushma Swaraj, BJP leader, saying she will not contest from Bellary again, after Sonia vacated the seat and retained Amethi

"It's a risk that I have taken. Someone will have to take the risk."
Mamata Banerjee, railway minister, saying taking over the ministry was a gamble as the railways was functioning with 50-year-old systems

"Whenever you switch on the television it is always BJP and Congress."
Prafulla Mahanta, Assam chief minister, saying the electronic media was to blame for the AGP's defeat

"I have no idea of any replacement for Kalyan. I will accept any responsibility given to me."
Kalraj Mishra, senior BJP leader

"It is the Thakurs who swing elections in the BJP's favour in 50 per cent of UP's constituencies."
Rajnath Singh, UP BJP chief

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