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Politics Business Expressions General Sports Leisure States   30 December, 1997 Partyline    Desertions not to hit Cong: Pawar NEW DELHI: Desertions in the Congress would not have any adverse impact on the party's prospects in the coming Lok Sabha election but would only improve its performance, senior Congress leader Sharad Pawar claimed today. ``If anybody is committed to the Congress party and its ideology do you think they will leave?'' he asked Himachal Cong HAMIRPUR: The Himachal unit of the Congress suffered a setback today when its vice-president quit the party with 12 others to join the BJP. Senior vice-president Karam Singh, a former MLA, announced this decision at a BJP rally here. Copyright © 1997 Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd.