Word: atal
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...whip-cracking achievements in areas such as Vaishali, an electoral district in the violence-prone Bihar state, where a federal by-election was held last month. By seeking to revoke the election, Seshan forced both Congress and opposition candidates to abide by election rules on spending limits. Admits Atal Behari Vajpayee, a legislator of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party: "He put the fear of God into politicians." In the end, the by-election was held peacefully, and the candidate of a small local party was declared the winner...