In Congress, no ticket for candidates who have lost twice from the seat

A third attempt not allowed

Much is said about chemistry and mathematics in Indian elections. Congress President Rahul Gandhi is applying some principles of statistics too. He has made a rule that any candidate who has lost twice from a constituency will not be re-nominated. The Karnataka assembly elections saw this being enunciated first when top party leader Veerappa Moily sought a nomination for a candidate who was his protégé and Gandhi asked Moily how he could guarantee the victory of a person who had lost the election twice from the same constituency? All senior leaders have been asked to submit