"Many former MLAs have been shown the door by the electorates for their misdeeds and misdoings." Dr Th Meinya - February 25 2002

Mani Shankar Aiyar stressed on the need of development in the State, which only a Congress ruled government can provide - February 17 2002

“Sonia (Gandhi) is a liar" :Union Defence Minister George Fernandes - February 17 2002

Government wreckers to blame .. for political instability : George Fernandez - February 16 2002

First phase ... made a mockery of democratic ideals as all democratic norms and ideals were flouted with impunity by some candidates and political parties: CPI Parijat - February 16 2002

"Hand over my MLA local area development fund to committees formed ward-wise and the accounts will be open to the public for scrutiny..." Fmr. CM RadhaBinod - February 12 2002

"Candidates are likely to be elected by bullet and not by ballot in the ensuing election if the Government tails to take up proper security measures beforehand." MPP O Joy - February 12 2002

"We do not have enough forces for dummy candidates ... " DGP AA Siddique said. - February 11 2002

ID Swami today stated that fitting action will be taken up against party candidates if they were found to have signed the Senapati declaration during the meeting of Naga candidates organized by the United Naga Council (UNC) on Thursday. - February 09 2002

Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) term the Senapati Conclave wherein 47 Naga candidates signed a declaration as "immature and childish" - February 09 2002

Statement (that was signed in Senapati)of conscience and not binding document: Gangmumei - February 08 2002

DPP had the choicest invectives calling its (MSCP) leader Th Chaoba a political prostitute who turned pimp. - February 08 2002

UNC insisted that the elected Naga MLAs must firmly abide by the declaration signed yesterday at Senapati. - February 08 2002

People have lost faith in politics: O Joy - February 06 2002

Koijam said the party is hopeful of returning at least 12/13 MLAs from the hills and another five from the valley constituencies - February 04 2002

DPP president Khaidem Mani said that the party expects to win at least 20 of the 24 seats it is contesting. - February 03 2002

Jaitly predicted that the Samata Party will be able to garner at least 15 seats in the forthcoming elections, and said the doors were open for a post poll alliance. - February 02 2002

"Sonia becoming the Prime Minister of India is akin to myself becoming the Chief Minister of Manipur" PA Sangma - February 02 2002

Udoy Thongam (DPP) said that ever since the merger of Manipur into the Indian union, the prevailing mentality among the politicians in the state was run the state by perpetually seeking doles from the Centre. - January 15 2002

‘I had personally opposed any move to extend the ceasefire to the soil of Manipur,’ iterated Rishang - January 14 2002

Dorendro said the uncertainty and crises the state went through last year was the creation of the incompetent and inept political leadership that was at the helm of affairs in the state. - January 13 2002

"I have not been given the Congress (I) ticket under the instigation of former Chief Minister Rishang Keishing though I have been a faithful Congress man and had not defected even once during my poltical career," former Minister Yumkham Erabot said. - January 12 2002

State Samata Party leader and former chief minister Radhabinod Koijam has ruled out any seat adjustment by the Samata Party with any political party in this ensuing 8th Assembly election in the state. - January 10 2002

Acharya said the door is opened for striking alliance with all political parties except Congress and the CPI. - January 09 2002

Making a fervent appeal to the electorates not to demand money from candidates so as to bring a clean and corruption free Government, Mani also urged the candidates not to distribute money to the electorates for electoral gains. - January 09 2002

Mutum Shamu said CPI(M) have never been involved in the dirty political games which have been played by other political parties and said it will be very unfortunate for the state if the dirty politicians appear as new faces after leaving their old party. - January 07 2002

Democratic People's Party, Khaidem Mani, has emphasized the need for reconciliation among the people of the hills and valley of Manipur to ensure the emotional integration of the state. - January 06 2002

PB Acharya, National General Secretary BJP in-charge of the north east, who arrived in Imphal today, has predicted that the next government will be a coalition one. - January 06 2002

MPP president O Joy today predicted that no single political will get absolute majority in the forthcoming election and added that the State is headed for a coalition Government. - January 04 2002

Samata Party leader and former Chief Minister Radhabinod Koijam today ruled out any possibility of the party striking up an alliance with the BJP for the forthcoming Assembly election for which the State will go to polls on February 14 and 21 next year. - December 29 2001