Since 2018, BJP got 54.8% of electoral bonds encashed: Data
10 months, 1 week ago

Since 2018, BJP got 54.8% of electoral bonds encashed: Data

Hindustan Times  

In 25 phases between March 2018 and March 2023, electoral bonds worth ₹11,984.91 crore were encashed with the Bharatiya Janata Party receiving 54.8%, or ₹6,566.12 crore, according to data furnished by political parties to the Election Commission of India and phase-wise data collated by the Association for Democratic Reforms. Of this, 219 bonds worth nearly ₹26 crore have not been encashed and have thus been transferred to the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund, according to RTI replies received by transparency activist Commodore Lokesh Batra. In 2019-20 for instance, electoral bonds worth ₹3,429.559 crore were encashed, of which the BJP received 74.5% and the Congress 9.3%. The BJP has consistently received the highest share of electoral bonds encashed in a year -- not surprising, given that the party is the national political hegemon -- through this period except in 2020-21, when the YSRCP received ₹96.25 crore of the ₹324.4 crore of bonds encashed that year, followed by the DMK at ₹80 crore and BJD at ₹67 crore.

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90% of Lok Sabha poll winners from Kerala are ‘crorepatis’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

90% of Lok Sabha poll winners from Kerala are ‘crorepatis’

The Hindu  

Eighteen of the 20 candidates who won the Lok Sabha elections from Kerala are ‘crorepatis’. The top three wealthiest candidate are Shashi Tharoor of the Congress who won the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency, Rahul Gandhi, and Suresh Gopi of the Bharatiya Janata Party, who was elected from Thrissur. Adoor Prakash of the Congress, who won the Attingal constituency, is close …

Electoral bonds will be back after consultations: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
8 months ago

Electoral bonds will be back after consultations: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party intends to bring back electoral bonds in some form after wide consultations will all stakeholders if it is elected back to power in the 2024 general elections, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday, reposing her faith in the controversial political funding scheme that was scrapped by the Supreme Court in February but admitting that …

WATCH | Electoral bond not poll issue; people understand intent was to ensure clean money coming to politics: Tejasvi Surya
8 months ago

WATCH | Electoral bond not poll issue; people understand intent was to ensure clean money coming to politics: Tejasvi Surya

The Hindu  

Tejasvi Surya, incumbent MP from Bengaluru South, who is recontesting, made a pit stop to savour lunch at a BJP worker’s house in Koramangala. Secondly, we increased the deposit insurance amount from ₹50,000 to ₹5 lakh and made sure money was credited to the depositors’ account within 90 days. Because people understand that the intent behind the electoral bond was …

Rahul calls electoral bonds world’s biggest ‘extortion scheme’, attacks Modi
8 months, 1 week ago

Rahul calls electoral bonds world’s biggest ‘extortion scheme’, attacks Modi

Hindustan Times  

Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday called the now-scrapped electoral bonds the world’s biggest “extortion scheme” and Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “champion of corruption” as the Congress leader addressed a press conference with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in Ghaziabad, which is due to go to the polls on April 26 in the second phase of national polls. …

​Pandora’s box: The Hindu Editorial on the electoral bonds scheme, emerging details
8 months, 2 weeks ago

​Pandora’s box: The Hindu Editorial on the electoral bonds scheme, emerging details

The Hindu  

In the last month or so, ever since the State Bank of India was compelled by the Supreme Court of India to release information on donations via electoral bonds to political parties, emerging details have only confirmed the worst fears of naysayers in regulatory and policy-making institutions about the scheme before it was introduced by the Bharatiya Janata Party -led …

Electoral Bonds Case: Company electoral bonds purchases exceed 7.5% cap by ₹1,377.9 crore in 2022-24 | Data
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Electoral Bonds Case: Company electoral bonds purchases exceed 7.5% cap by ₹1,377.9 crore in 2022-24 | Data

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court’s February 15 verdict on electoral bonds had held the deletion of a provision contained in Section 182 of the Companies Act, 2013, which enabled unlimited corporate contributions to political parties as “violative of Article 14 of the Indian constitution”. Based on an analysis, the electoral bond data relating to 385 companies that had donated bonds totalling ₹5,362.2 …

Electoral Bonds: 33 loss-making firms donated electoral bonds worth ₹582 crore, 75% went to BJP | Data
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Electoral Bonds: 33 loss-making firms donated electoral bonds worth ₹582 crore, 75% went to BJP | Data

The Hindu  

The sources of funds of at least 45 companies that donated electoral bonds to various political parties are found to be suspect based on a joint analysis by The Hindu and an independent research team. Electoral bonds data | Many pharma companies that bought electoral bonds faced regulatory actions Six companies donated a total of ₹646 crore, out of which …

Bonds, big money and an imperfect democracy
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Bonds, big money and an imperfect democracy

The Hindu  

The electoral bonds scheme that has been declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of India, was supposed to end the financing of elections with black money. In effect, the electoral bonds scheme was only an additional avenue for funds that political parties received. Cronyism uncovered Even though the electoral bonds formed a fraction of the total funding requirement of political …

Electoral bonds linked to project clearances by BRS government in Telangana
9 months ago

Electoral bonds linked to project clearances by BRS government in Telangana

The Hindu  

The purchase of electoral bonds and subsequent encashment by the then ruling party in Telangana, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, seemed to be closely linked to the award of contracts and opening of new units by donor companies, if the report submitted to the Election Commission is to be believed. Recipients of the bonds bought by pharma major Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories …

Electoral bonds are ‘post-raid’ bribes to BJP-led government: Jairam Ramesh
9 months ago

Electoral bonds are ‘post-raid’ bribes to BJP-led government: Jairam Ramesh

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and MP Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said that the electoral bonds are “pre-paid”, “post-paid” and “post-raid” bribes, through which the central government had given Rs.3.8 lakh crore in projects and contracts to private companies in exchange for Rs.2,004 crore in donations to the Bharatiya Janata Party. In its 2019 manifesto, the Congress promised to scrap …

Electoral Bonds data | Firms from Telangana, A.P. loosened purse strings for multiple political parties
9 months ago

Electoral Bonds data | Firms from Telangana, A.P. loosened purse strings for multiple political parties

The Hindu  

From pharmaceutical drugmakers, healthcare providers, infrastructure as well as realty developers to those in educational services, several companies across industries in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh had purchased electoral bonds that were encashed by different political parties. Infrastructure developer Megha Group, through several group firms, which at ₹1,186 crore had emerged as the largest purchaser of electoral bonds from the region, …

Electoral bonds: Who received biggest amount from ‘Lottery King’ Santiago Martin's firm?
9 months ago

Electoral bonds: Who received biggest amount from ‘Lottery King’ Santiago Martin's firm?

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress received ₹540 crore from Santiago Martin's Future Gaming through electoral bonds, becoming the largest beneficiary of the 'Lottery King's' firm. Santiago Martin's company gave ₹509 crore to Tamil Nadu's ruling party DMK, nearly ₹160 crore to Andhra Pradesh's YSR Congress Party, ₹100 crore to BJP and ₹50 crore to Congress. The BJP is the …

Electoral bonds: Who were big donors for ruling BJP? | Check complete data HERE
9 months ago

Electoral bonds: Who were big donors for ruling BJP? | Check complete data HERE

India TV News  

Electoral bonds: The Election Commission of India on Thursday published the complete electoral bond data submitted by the State Bank of India on the orders of the Supreme Court. The Bharatiya Janata Party, the biggest beneficiary of electoral bonds with donations worth over Rs 6,000 crore in the last four years of the scheme, got funds from several corporates and …

BJP got 84% of electoral bonds bought by top 10 individuals
9 months ago

BJP got 84% of electoral bonds bought by top 10 individuals

Hindustan Times  

The top 10 individual donors bought electoral bonds worth ₹180.2 crore between April 12, 2019 and January 11, 2024, and of this, ₹152.2 crore or 84.5% was donated to the Bharatiya Janata Party, according to the latest tranche of data released by the Election Commission on Thursday. The top donor, ArcelorMittal’s chairperson Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, bought bonds worth ₹35 crore, …

Electoral bonds full data | Companies under ED, I-T scanner donated poll bonds to BJP, BRS, Congress
9 months ago

Electoral bonds full data | Companies under ED, I-T scanner donated poll bonds to BJP, BRS, Congress

The Hindu  

Many companies that faced regulatory action in the past five years have all donated electoral bonds to the Bharatiya Janata Party in some measure, data released by the Election Commission to comply with the orders of the Supreme Court show. Micro Labs purchased electoral bonds worth ₹16 crore in all, of which ₹7 crore went to the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha, …

Electoral bonds: ‘Lottery king’ top donor for Opposition, BJP got most from this firm
9 months ago

Electoral bonds: ‘Lottery king’ top donor for Opposition, BJP got most from this firm

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India complied with a Supreme Court order on Thursday by releasing detailed electoral bond data submitted by the State Bank of India. Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited donated electoral bonds worth ₹670 crores to the BJP since April 2019. Qwik Supply Chain, an affiliate of Mukesh Ambani's Reliance group, contributed ₹375 to the BJP through electoral …

Electoral Bond full data | Future Gaming gave ₹542 crore to TMC, MEIL ₹548 crore to BJP
9 months ago

Electoral Bond full data | Future Gaming gave ₹542 crore to TMC, MEIL ₹548 crore to BJP

The Hindu  

Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructures, Ltd. donated ₹584 crore to the BJP – the most by a donor for any single party. Its subsidiary Western UP Power Transmission Company, Ltd. donated ₹110 crore to the Indian National Congress, followed by ₹80 crore to the BJP, data released by the Election Commission on Thursday revealed. Lottery magnate Santiago Martin’s Future Gaming …

Rs 8,251 Cr Worth Electoral Bonds Were Encashed by BJP, Says SBI
9 months ago

Rs 8,251 Cr Worth Electoral Bonds Were Encashed by BJP, Says SBI

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Thursday released the last tranche of data supplied by the State Bank of India pertaining to the electoral bonds. The BJP, encashed the highest number of bonds worth of Rs 8,251.8 crore – close to 50 per cent of the total Rs 16,518 crore. Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited the second …

Electoral Bonds: Many pharma companies that bought electoral bonds faced regulatory actions
9 months ago

Electoral Bonds: Many pharma companies that bought electoral bonds faced regulatory actions

The Hindu  

March 19, 2024 07:21 pm | Updated March 20, 2024 03:19 pm IST On March 15, The Hindu reported that many top purchasers of electoral bonds had also been under the Enforcement Directorate’s or the Income Tax Department’s scanner at some point in the last five years. Complete coverage | Making sense of the electoral bonds data Pharma companies Hetero …

Electoral bonds: Infosys, BIOCON, Megha Engineering among top donors to JD(S)
9 months ago

Electoral bonds: Infosys, BIOCON, Megha Engineering among top donors to JD(S)

Hindustan Times  

HD Deve Gowda-led Janata Dal received donations from corporate giants including Infosys, BIOCON, Embassy Group and JSW Steel via electoral bonds between March 20, 2018 to April 18, 2023, the party's submission to the Election Commission had stated. The JD, which received donations worth ₹89.75 crore received via electoral bonds, was among the political parties which shared details of donors. …

Mother of Democracy? Electoral Bonds are the Annihilation of Democratic Values
9 months ago

Mother of Democracy? Electoral Bonds are the Annihilation of Democratic Values

The Quint  

Fresh data on the purchase patterns of electoral bonds emerged over the weekend. According to an investigation by The Quint, “The new figures revealed that the Bharatiya Janata Party received Rs 2,658.35 crore in electoral bonds between 9 March 2018 and 11 April 2019. The Congress party received Rs 530.1 crore, Trinamool Congress got Rs 97.28 crore, and the Biju …

Electoral Bonds: IT majors such as Infosys, Cyient and Zensar on list of donors
9 months ago

Electoral Bonds: IT majors such as Infosys, Cyient and Zensar on list of donors

Live Mint  

Electoral Bonds: Information technology and engineering services companies, including Infosys, Cyient, and Zensar Technologies, have been identified as donors to political parties through the electoral bonds scheme, as per data released on March 17 by the Election Commission of India. Party-wise list of funding through EBS made public on March 17 — The Bharatiya Janata Party encashed electoral bonds totalling …

Election commission data shows 15 prominent corporate figures bought electoral bonds: Report
9 months ago

Election commission data shows 15 prominent corporate figures bought electoral bonds: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India's disclosure of electoral bonds data indicates that a total of 333 individuals bought bonds amounting to ₹358.91 crore between April 2019 and January 2024, The Indian Express reported. The Election Commission released data received from political parties on electoral bonds, which it had given to the Supreme Court in sealed covers. Here is the list …

NCP’s largest single-day encashment of electoral bonds came while in power
9 months ago

NCP’s largest single-day encashment of electoral bonds came while in power

The Hindu  

On Sunday, new documents revealing the names of companies and individuals that made contributions to the Nationalist Congress Party till May 9, 2019, through the electoral bonds route were made public by the Election Commission of India. Details of electoral bonds encashed by the NCP beyond May 9, 2019 were disclosed by the election authority last week. Compiling the donations …

Propagandists target BJP over Electoral Bonds, ignore Opposition parties benefiting from same
9 months ago

Propagandists target BJP over Electoral Bonds, ignore Opposition parties benefiting from same

Op India  

As the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections are approaching, the issue of political donations via electoral bonds has surged to the forefront. Days before the General Elections’ dates were announced, the Supreme Court directed the Election Commission of India to publish all the details of donors and political parties that received donations via electoral bonds. Furthermore, regional parties like DMK and …

ECI uploads more data on bonds till November 2023
9 months ago

ECI uploads more data on bonds till November 2023

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India on Sunday uploaded all electoral bond-related documents that it received from political parties in 2019 and November 2023 in sealed covers, which it had subsequently submitted to the Supreme Court. Between April 12, 2019 and February 15, 2024, VM Salgaocar and Brother bought bonds worth ₹1.5 crore while an associated company, VM Salgaocar Corporation Private …

Electoral bonds: A key poll plank for anti-BJP forces
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral bonds: A key poll plank for anti-BJP forces

Hindustan Times  

The disclosure about the Bharatiya Janata Party’s earnings from electoral bonds is expected to fuel the opposition’s narrative against the ruling party and will be a key bone of contention in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, scheduled to begin from April 19. Following the disclosures, BJP spokesperson RP Singh said, of the ₹20,000 crore-odd electoral bonds, only ₹6,000 crore has …

Electoral bonds: Election commission releases data. Which party received how much? 10 points
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral bonds: Election commission releases data. Which party received how much? 10 points

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India on Sunday released data received from political parties on electoral bonds, which it had given to the Supreme Court in sealed covers, following a directive from the apex court to make it available to the public. The Election Commission of India made data received from political parties on electoral bonds public on Sunday. The election …

Biggest purchaser of Electoral bonds is a Lottery firm, EC reveals in fresh details
9 months, 1 week ago

Biggest purchaser of Electoral bonds is a Lottery firm, EC reveals in fresh details

Firstpost  

Providing details after April 12, 2019, the EC’s report revealed that the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the largest beneficiary of the electoral bonds scheme, receiving Rs 6,061 crore in political donations over the last five years The Election Commission of India has disclosed additional details regarding electoral bonds, including the amount redeemed per political party on March 17. Political …

Electoral bonds | Biggest beneficiaries claim inability to reveal donor names
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral bonds | Biggest beneficiaries claim inability to reveal donor names

The Hindu  

Most large recipients of funding via electoral bonds, including the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Congress, and the Trinamool Congress have not shared any details about their donors, in submissions made to the Election Commission of India under the direction of the Supreme Court in May 2019 and November 2023. For full coverage | Making sense of the electoral bonds data …

In Northeast, only Sikkim parties received funds through electoral bonds
9 months, 1 week ago

In Northeast, only Sikkim parties received funds through electoral bonds

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Only two parties from the North-East – both from Sikkim – received funds through the electoral bonds scheme introduced in 2018, two data sets five years apart uploaded by the Election Commission of India revealed. According to the data shared by the State Bank of India last week, the Sikkim Democratic Front, which ruled the Himalayan State from December …

Jairam Ramesh takes ‘black money’ dig at BJP over electoral bonds data
9 months, 1 week ago

Jairam Ramesh takes ‘black money’ dig at BJP over electoral bonds data

Hindustan Times  

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Sunday hit out at the central government over the electoral bonds and alleged that they have “conspired” to “route black money” into BJP's accounts through the scheme. According to the Congress leader, the electoral bonds scheme was the “biggest extortion racket” run by the ruling government. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh Ramesh's comments came …

DMK got ₹509 crore in electoral bonds from Future Gaming and Hotel Services
9 months, 1 week ago

DMK got ₹509 crore in electoral bonds from Future Gaming and Hotel Services

The Hindu  

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam received ₹656.5 crore in total through the electoral bond route, of which ₹509 crore was received from Santiago Martin’s Future Gaming and Hotel services, the largest donor to political parties in the country. Of the ₹1,368 crore worth of bonds purchased by Future Gaming and Hotel Services between April 12, 2019 and January 24, 2024, 37% …

Biggest loot in Indian history under the garb of electoral bonds: M. M. Hassan
9 months, 1 week ago

Biggest loot in Indian history under the garb of electoral bonds: M. M. Hassan

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim of being untainted by corruption has fallen apart with the publication of partial data of electoral bond purchase, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee acting president M.M. The biggest loot in Indian history has been carried out under the garb of electoral bonds. Ramesh, which purchased electoral bonds worth ₹45 crore in two tranches soon after it …

DMK received ₹509 crore in Electoral Bonds from Santiago Martin's Future Gaming
9 months, 1 week ago

DMK received ₹509 crore in Electoral Bonds from Santiago Martin's Future Gaming

Op India  

The Election Commission on Sunday, 17th March, published another set of data related to Electoral Bonds. Earlier on 14th March the ECI had released two sets of data received from SBI, one giving details of purchasers of electoral bonds, and the other giving details of bonds encashed by political parties. And as per this data, DMK received ₹509 crore from …

‘Electoral bonds is an experiment’: RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale
9 months, 1 week ago

‘Electoral bonds is an experiment’: RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale

Hindustan Times  

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Sunday reacted to the concerns raised on the electoral bonds data, saying that it is just an “experiment”, adding that “questions are raised when a new thing comes up”. RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale “It is not that electoral bonds have suddenly been introduced today, it was brought earlier also. Hence, the …

Election Commission makes public new electoral bonds data
9 months, 1 week ago

Election Commission makes public new electoral bonds data

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission released new data regarding electoral bonds purchased by individuals and redeemed by political parties on its website on Sunday. The Election Commission had previously submitted data on electoral bonds purchased in a sealed cover to the Supreme Court on April 12, 2019. Key takeaways from ECI electoral bonds data • The Bharatiya Janata Party encashed electoral bonds …

Electoral bonds display ‘scientific corruption’ methods of the BJP: Former Puducherry CM
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral bonds display ‘scientific corruption’ methods of the BJP: Former Puducherry CM

The Hindu  

Accusing the BJP of indulging in “scientific corruption” to raise party funds, former Puducherry Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy on Saturday demanded a detailed probe into the money received through the electoral bond scheme, by the BJP. Addressing a press conference, he said details emerging from the disclosures made on purchasers of electoral bonds revealed that many of the donors were …

Amit Shah reacts to Supreme Court's electoral bonds verdict: ‘Fully respect order but…’
9 months, 1 week ago

Amit Shah reacts to Supreme Court's electoral bonds verdict: ‘Fully respect order but…’

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday reacted to the Supreme Court's verdict on electoral bonds, saying that the scheme was an initiative to end the domination of black money in Indian politics. In a landmark verdict delivered on February 15, a five-judge Constitution bench scrapped the Centre's electoral bonds scheme that allowed anonymous political funding, calling it "unconstitutional". Out …

Rahul Gandhi calls electoral bonds an extortion racket by PM Modi
9 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi calls electoral bonds an extortion racket by PM Modi

Hindustan Times  

Electoral bonds are a means to extort money from corporate behemoths using pressure by the Central Bureau of Investigation, Enforcement Directorate, and income tax department, said senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday, in a fierce attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is a way of intimidating corporates and forcing them to give money to the BJP against allotment …

Electoral bonds: Congress seeks SC-monitored probe into donations to BJP by firms raided by I-T, ED
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral bonds: Congress seeks SC-monitored probe into donations to BJP by firms raided by I-T, ED

The Hindu  

All India Congress Committee president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday demanded a Supreme Court-monitored special investigation into the electoral bonds scheme through which the ruling BJP has encashed ₹6,065 crore over five years and said the bank accounts of the BJP must be frozen till the completion of the probe. Mr. Kharge said that several companies purchased electoral bonds soon after …

Congress whines about electoral bonds without ever stopping receiving them
9 months, 1 week ago

Congress whines about electoral bonds without ever stopping receiving them

Op India  

On Thursday, the Election Commission of India published the raw data of the Electoral Bonds they had received from the SBI, giving a fresh lease of life to conspiracy theorists who have long been accusing the Centre of corruption without offering any evidence, with the hopes of pinning them down in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. A raft of propagandists …

Making sense of the electoral bonds data
9 months, 1 week ago

Making sense of the electoral bonds data

The Hindu  

In a latest development in the electoral bonds case, the Supreme Court on March 18 asked the State Bank of India to disclose “full details” related to the electoral bonds, including the alphanumeric number that would disclose the link between the buyer and the recipient political party. Among political parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party encashed electoral bonds worth ₹6,060.5 crore …

Electoral bonds LIVE highlights: BJP redeemed bonds worth ₹6061 cr followed by TMC
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral bonds LIVE highlights: BJP redeemed bonds worth ₹6061 cr followed by TMC

Hindustan Times  

Electoral bonds LIVE highlights: The State Bank of India provided the Election Commission with electoral bond details on Tuesday, following the Supreme Court's dismissal of the bank's request for an extended deadline to disclose such information. Electoral bonds LIVE updates: The Election Commission of India complied with the Supreme Court's directives on Thursday by uploading the electoral bonds data provided …

Electoral bonds: Congress claims mismatch in entries of donor, recipient data
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral bonds: Congress claims mismatch in entries of donor, recipient data

Hindustan Times  

Hours after the Election Commission released electoral bonds data, Congress leader Amitabh Dubey on Thursday alleged a discrepancy in the number of entries in donor and recipient files. Youth Congress chief Srinivas BV also took a swipe at the government over the electoral bonds data. Electoral bonds data The Election Commission of India on Thursday uploaded data of electoral bonds …

What does Electoral Bond data published by the ECI tell us?
9 months, 1 week ago

What does Electoral Bond data published by the ECI tell us?

Hindustan Times  

In the electoral bonds data released yesterday, the only identifier on the donor side is the name of the company or individual. In the data released, there are 1,260 companies and individuals that purchased electoral bonds worth ₹12,769 crore. The top 20, all companies, accounted for ₹5,945 crore—or nearly half of the total amount donated through electoral bonds. Companies with …

Electoral bonds world's biggest extortion racket, says Rahul Gandhi
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral bonds world's biggest extortion racket, says Rahul Gandhi

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the government over the issue of electoral bonds saying the concept is the biggest extortion racket in the world. Speaking on electoral bonds and the contracts given by Congress or other opposition party-governed states, Rahul Gandhi said, "The question here is that months after a contract was given, the …

Future Gaming and Hotel Services purchased Rs 1,368 crores worth electoral bonds, most among firms
9 months, 1 week ago

Future Gaming and Hotel Services purchased Rs 1,368 crores worth electoral bonds, most among firms

The Hindu  

Future Gaming and Hotel Services PR whose managing director is the well known lottery magnate Santiago Martin, is the largest donor to political parties for the period April 12, 2019 to January 24, 2024, the electoral bonds data released by the Election Commission, on receipt from the State Bank of India, revealed. The table shows the donors who purchased Electoral …

Electoral bonds data: BJP received Rs 6,060 crore, highest among all parties
9 months, 1 week ago

Electoral bonds data: BJP received Rs 6,060 crore, highest among all parties

The Hindu  

March 14, 2024 10:18 pm | Updated March 21, 2024 09:02 pm IST The Bharatiya Janata Party encashed electoral bonds worth ₹6060.5 crore — the highest among all parties — between April 12, 2019 and January 24, 2024. The All India Trinamool Congress received ₹1,609.50 crore via this route followed by the Congress ₹1,421.9 crore, the second and third biggest …

Election Commission uploads data on electoral bonds; check full list of donors
9 months, 1 week ago

Election Commission uploads data on electoral bonds; check full list of donors

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India on Thursday uploaded the State Bank of India -provided data on the electoral bonds on its website, in compliance with the Supreme Court's directions. Election Commission uploads SBI-provided data on electoral bonds “In compliance of Hon'ble Supreme Court's directions, contained in its order dated Feb 15 and March 11, 2024, the State Bank of India …

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