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SO THEY SAID

"If the Prime Minister knows who his successor is, the people have a right to know who it is."

Sonia Gandhi

Congress president

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"No party will attain a clear majority but if [the] Congress-led coalition gets a majority only Sonia Gandhi will be chosen 0Prime Minister."

Arjun Singh

Congress leader

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"The Opposition alliance is only in their dreams and even then there is no ideological similarity in the opposition parties."

Arun Jaitley

Union Law Minister

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"The right of the fifth generation of the

Nehru Gandhi family cannot be questioned

by anybody."

Anand Sharma

AICC spokesperson

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"Sonia can think of herself or her son and daughter but not of national interest."

M. Venkaiah Naidu

BJP president

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