... The threat from the AIADMK-BJP stand-off may have receded, but the problem has not vanished. While the BJP is unlikely to take her for granted any longer, much may depend on how far Mr. Vajpayee is willing to go in accommodating Ms. Jayalalitha's agenda for Tamil Nadu. The numbers in the Lok Sabha provide a strategic advantage the AIADMK and its allies and it will surprise nobody if Ms. Jayalalitha decides to cash in on this once again.                                                                                            (Source: The Hindu, 22 March, 1998)