From the archive record
Ambika Soni : "In Panchmarhi, we resolved that the Congress will make an independent government and will last for the entire five year term. We will think about it then if we don't get the full numbers. Ram Vilas Paswan and Sharad Yadav said things about you yesterday. Today, you have close to them. Unemployment, inflation. These are all issues. They keep bringing up the Sukh Ram issue and today they run Himachal on that basis. What did Govind Acharya ji say on Vajpayee?" Madan Lal Khurana: "Congress knows they cannot make the government on their own. They will catch hold of Lalu Prasad Yadav / Laloo ji. We cannot call it a federal government. These parties make an alliance in advance. The planning is done well before." Political Panel discussion - Ambika Soni of the Congress party and Mad