After the Congress rode to power in Telangana in the Assembly elections in December last, aspirants for the Parliament tickets have increased multi-fold with former ministers to new entrants throwing their hat in the ring.
The party received 306 applications for the 17 Parliament seats with seniors trying their luck for Khammam and Nalgonda seats. The party asked the aspirants to submit applications paying ₹50,000 to deter the non-serious candidates. However, the response has surprised the party leadership.
Most of the applicants are non-serious as they just want to be in the limelight as they eye for a nomination for any Corporation after being rejected for the Parliament seat, a senior leader commented.
