To be a candidate you need to fill in a form. The Congress charges ₹20,000 for every form it sells for an Assembly constituency. However, Scheduled Caste candidates pay ₹5,000. So far, the Congress has received 2,556 completed applications, so it has presumably sold more forms. The party estimates it has earned around ₹3.5 crore from form sales alone. The highest number of people wanting to become Congress candidates is from the Nilokheri (reserved for Scheduled Castes) seat: 88 have applied so far for this seat. The fewest are in the Garhi Sampla Kiloi constituency: Former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda is the only contender till today. It is not enough to fill in the form and wait for the call. Candidates also have to clear an interview with small groups of central party leaders. Around 100 candidates are being interviewed every day.
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