Caste remains a crucial factor in Haryana's candidate selection process

Key trends surface in Haryana as Assembly election nominations near

This report has been updated

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As candidate selection for the Haryana Assembly elections gathers pace — the state goes to the polls on October 5 and nominations close on September 12 — some trends are interesting.

To be a candidate you need to fill in a form. The Congress charges Rs 20,000 for every form it sells for an Assembly constituency. However, Scheduled Caste candidates pay Rs 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 Rs 3.5 crore from form