Exclusive. First draft of the Congress’ Sambhadit Ummeedvar Soochna Patra a.k.a. Potential Candidate Info Form.
Co-authored by Ranjan Crasta
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ContributeRahul Gandhi, on September 2, 2013 – in a bid to ensure more representativeness and eliminate the culture of dynastic politics from the Congress – came up with a mandatory five-page application form for candidates who wanted a ticket to contest elections on a Congress ticket. Newslaundry got its hands on the first draft of the form.
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