Force Quote by Atal Bihari Vajpayee

I think regional parties are very important if they fulfil regional aspirations.

— Naveen Patnaik

We have to convince people about the relevance of regional parties, and we are doing that.

— H. D. Kumaraswamy

See in old days, there were only two parties nationally, Congress and BJP... Now there are regional leaders. Time has come to pick up…

— Amarinder Singh

There is nothing wrong in aligning with a regionally strong party.

— Tamilisai Soundararajan

Local politics, like everything else, are not what they used to be. But the fact is that our political system - like our physical…

— Eric Alterman

Local politics is just as important as national - and often easier to influence.

— Celeste Ng

I would say that every political party must remain in some form in a state or the Centre for the sake of democracy.

— Roopa Ganguly

Vibrant political parties are vital to the health of our democracy.

— Sadiq Khan

Major political parties have a role, but they are incapable of initiating fundamental change because they are fundamentally tied to the status quo. They…

— Marianne Williamson

The Party of the Regions has won a convincing victory. We are ready to undertake responsibility for forming the Cabinet and we are calling…

— Viktor Yanukovych

We have always been a great national party, with views on all the main issues. We recognise that what matters to people most are…

— John Redwood

Party politics must be transcended to resolve pressing issues like agrarian matters or other similar issues.

— Sharad Pawar