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Could and did, the difference between 'could' and 'did' is too elementary to be mistaken. The word 'could' can only mean that the, respondents were in a position to enlist the support of Government servants. It does not amount to an averment that, in fact, they so enlisted their support, Harish Chandra Bajpai v. Triloki Singh, AIR 1957 SC 444 (456). [Representation of People Act, 1951, s. 123(8)