Get your facts right if you aspire to be a politician

What do you need to have if you wish to contest elections through an existing political party ?

The video shows congress' recruitment drive in Gujarat.
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/88358/get-your-facts-right-if-you-aspire-to-be-a-politician.html

It will be interesting to figure out what these recruits will actually do once they join. How are they different from regular party 'workers' ? What aspirations and motivations do those who are applying have ?

Students at Anna Uni, inspired by ex-President Kalam :
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/video/video.aspx?id=63402

I do not agree though that politicians are not accessible, as these students claim. This is a wrong perception I feel. Have you tried calling up or speaking to your local MPs/MLAs/politicians ? I did, and it was actually fairly easy to meet them. And most politicians are extremely good with people, so they leave you with a warm feeling. I also found their office to be like an 'open darbaar' (same as offices of some civil servants whom I visited). There were 100s of people who came to meet everyday.
One thing which may be different compared to business meetings though is that there may be no strict appointments. You may get a general time-slot and may have to wait for a couple of hours (in the open darbaar) to get your real meeting going. But it is easy to pass time as you can see other meetings happening right in front of you and in fact may also pitch in if you like. And so, be prepared for an open transparent meeting with other visitors sitting close by in the same room when your own real meeting begins !

Youth in Hyderabad :
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/video/video.aspx?id=65272
Elite Politics, South Mumbai :
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/video/video.aspx?id=65280

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If I were PM / BBC : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7970921.stm