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“Election can take place in U.P. anytime and I want BSP workers to pull up their socks.”
“BSP gives tickets to Muslim candidates in areas where they are in good numbers so that they can enter Parliament and Assembly. On the contrary, Congress gives only a few tickets to the minorities.”
“No party talks about taking support of any other party unless it is unsure of its victory.”
“You cannot wipe out Dalit's poverty just by embracing poor children and spending nights in their huts.”
“The 'sanskari' people in the country address me as 'Behenji.' Even my parents address me as 'Behenji' and so does Akhilesh Yadav.”
“BJP has traditionally been against backward communities and minorities.”
“Rajnath and Mulayam Singh are birds of the same feather.”
“Our party's economic policy will be people-oriented. But our government will neither give doles to the poor and unemployed, nor distribute saris. We will give permanent employment.”
“I feel the UPA government has realized that it is not coming back to power.”
“When you walk into anybody's house with footwear, you tend to bring in germs and bacteria.”
“The SP leadership is busy fighting among themselves. The only party that can stop the BJP from coming to power is the BSP.”
“Apart from being a chief minister, I am also the national president of my party. So I have to take care of the party in other states as well as in U.P.”
“Our party is not against any caste or religion. Our party is not caste or religion specific. We want to make a society based on equality.”
“If I can become U.P. chief minister, then I think a day will surely come when the dreams of our people will come true.”
“It is the BSP that will get Brahmin votes. In fact we will get votes of all communities.”
“If the leaders of backward castes had done something for the community, then there would have been no need for the BSP. They didn't, so we exist.”
“Our party's symbol is the elephant, and its weight, size and strength symbolize Uttar Pradesh.”
“Why did Modi not declare his caste if he is from backward community? It makes clear that he is not from backward community.”
“There is a possibility that the BJP can start the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya just before Lok Sabha elections. They can even sponsor some dramatic events in the name of patriotism to save their government and hide their failures. Be aware of such conspiracies.”
“For the Gandhi family, U.P. elections have always been a big picnic.”