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The circulation of the Congress8217;s mouthpiece, Congress Sandesh, is set to go up from 1.5 to 2 lakh, thanks to 50,000 new subscriptions sent by the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee. However, Congress managers are not shouting about it from the rooftops. Some time ago, the circulation had suddenly jumped to 2.5 lakh as partymen showed an unprecedented enthusiasm in proving their leadership ability by enlisting thousands of new subscribers during the party8217;s membership drive. Although the subscription cost was much less than the production cost, everybody was happy to see such a huge response to the Congress8217;s party journal. But party treasurer Motilal Vora was soon wringing his hand in despair 8212; thousands of copies came back because the postal addresses of the subscribers were found to be fictitious. It transpired that party leaders had bought the subscriptions under fake names and addresses to prove their political mettle.