ECI uploads more data on bonds till November 2023
1 year 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 Limited bought bonds worth ₹4.45 crore. The Nationalist Congress Party, in its submission dated May 29, 2019 gave details of the donors, but said, “We are unable to furnish detailed particulars of donors against each bond as we neither maintained complete details of the same nor issued any receipts against the bonds received as initially we were not expected to maintain any details of electoral bearer bonds. In its July 6, 2019 submission, it said that under the Income Tax Act, 1961, political parties have been exempted from the need to maintain the details of donations received through electoral bonds. India’s largest electoral trust, the Prudent Electoral Trust, donated ten ₹10 lakh bonds for a total of ₹1 crore to the Rashtriya Janata Dal in April 2019.

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BJP's electoral bonds to Congress electoral trusts, how ruling parties corner corporate cash
2 months, 1 week ago

BJP's electoral bonds to Congress electoral trusts, how ruling parties corner corporate cash

India Today  

When the Supreme Court last February struck down the electoral bonds scheme as unconstitutional, the landscape of political funding in India shifted dramatically. Instituted in 2013 under the United Progressive Alliance government’s ‘Electoral Trusts Scheme’, these trusts were established to provide a structured, semi-transparent framework for funding political parties. Distribution of funds: Electoral trusts must distribute at least 95 per …

Electoral bonds: SC to hear plea seeking SIT probe
8 months, 1 week ago

Electoral bonds: SC to hear plea seeking SIT probe

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on July 19, 2024, said a petition seeking the constitution of a Special Investigation Team to probe each and every instance of quid pro quo, corruption, and kickbacks revealed through the disclosure of details of the electoral bonds would be listed for hearing on July 22. The petition submitted that some of the country’s …

Electoral bonds will be back after consultations: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
11 months, 1 week 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 …

Rahul calls electoral bonds world’s biggest ‘extortion scheme’, attacks Modi
11 months, 2 weeks 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. …

PM Modi details 'Vision 2047', hits back at Opposition on ED raids, Electoral bonds issue | DETAILS
11 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi details 'Vision 2047', hits back at Opposition on ED raids, Electoral bonds issue | DETAILS

India TV News  

PM Modi interview: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he has "big plans" for the country upon his return to the office after the Lok Sabha elections 2024, and assured that nobody needs to be "scared" of his decisions. PM Modi on 'One Nation, One Election' PM Modi reiterated his government's commitment to 'One Nation, One Election' idea, as …

​Pandora’s box: The Hindu Editorial on the electoral bonds scheme, emerging details
11 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
11 months, 3 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 …

Bonds, big money and an imperfect democracy
1 year 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 …

DC Edit | Only probe can establish facts of murky poll bond sales
1 year ago

DC Edit | Only probe can establish facts of murky poll bond sales

Deccan Chronicle  

The Supreme Court of India struck down the electoral bond scheme finding it violative of the citizen’s fundamental right to information under Article 19 of the Constitution. The information that has reached the public domain after the State Bank of India, which executed the scheme, handed it over to the Election Commission of India on the orders of the court …

'Breach of trust': Ex-finance secretary on SBI's electoral bonds move
1 year ago

'Breach of trust': Ex-finance secretary on SBI's electoral bonds move

India Today  

Former Finance Secretary Subhash Garg has suggested that the electoral bonds data released by the State Bank of India exposed a significant breach of trust. Speaking to India Today, the former Finance Secretary said, "The meticulously designed electoral bonds, meant to safeguard against any link between donors and political affiliations, did have an invisible alphanumeric code, not meant to be …

Sordid scheme: The Hindu Editorial on the electoral bond scheme, electoral financing
1 year ago

Sordid scheme: The Hindu Editorial on the electoral bond scheme, electoral financing

The Hindu  

Following the Supreme Court of India-ordered release of the final tranche of data from the State Bank of India, it has now been possible to get a nearly complete picture of electoral financing, which was once an opaque route. The SBI had to release data of the unique numbers for electoral bonds purchased by corporate and individual donors and later …

India Reveals Biggest Donors to Modi’s Party Under Now-Banned Electoral Bond
1 year ago

India Reveals Biggest Donors to Modi’s Party Under Now-Banned Electoral Bond

Live Mint  

-- Sign up for the India Edition newsletter by Menaka Doshi – an insider's guide to the emerging economic powerhouse, and the billionaires and businesses behind its rise, delivered weekly. Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd. was the largest donor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party over the past five years, purchasing about 6.7 billion rupees of electoral bonds, …

Electoral bonds linked to project clearances by BRS government in Telangana
1 year 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
1 year 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 …

Satire | Bias against electoral bonds
1 year ago

Satire | Bias against electoral bonds

The Hindu  

The electoral bond, like yoga and zero, is one of the great innovations of Indic genius — it’s our gift to human civilisation. As the cop gaped at him, Wife quipped from the backseat, “Don’t let him leave India until he buys electoral bonds.” “Both of you, stop it!” I said. Seriously, it’s appalling to find all kinds of busybodies …

Electoral Bonds data | Firms from Telangana, A.P. loosened purse strings for multiple political parties
1 year 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 were big donors for ruling BJP? | Check complete data HERE
1 year 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 …

Electoral bonds: Donor-party link public after SC push
1 year ago

Electoral bonds: Donor-party link public after SC push

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India on Thursday released State Bank of India data listing the unique serial number linked with each electoral bond and other details about beneficiaries and donors, allowing the matching purchasers of bonds with the political parties that received the funds. Under the 2018 EB scheme — which was quashed by a Constitution bench of the Supreme …

Election Commission releases fresh electoral bonds data, includes unique alphanumeric code
1 year ago

Election Commission releases fresh electoral bonds data, includes unique alphanumeric code

Firstpost  

The two sets of data cover electoral bonds purchased and redeemed from April 2019 until January 2024. There are 552 pages detailing political party redemptions and 386 pages detailing donor redemptions The bonds were first issued in March 2018 and were only allowed to be sold by the State Bank of India before the Supreme Court of India declared them …

Electoral bonds data: Future Gaming donated ₹150 crore to YSR Congress, ₹50 crore to BJP
1 year ago

Electoral bonds data: Future Gaming donated ₹150 crore to YSR Congress, ₹50 crore to BJP

Live Mint  

An initial analysis of electoral bonds data provided by the State Bank of India shows that Future Gaming and Hotel Services PR—the biggest donner of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam also gave at least ₹150 crore to YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress and ₹50 crore to the Bharatiya Janata Party, news agency PTI reported on Thursday. The electoral bonds data was …

Election Commission uploads electoral bond data with latest details submitted by SBI
1 year ago

Election Commission uploads electoral bond data with latest details submitted by SBI

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India on Thursday uploaded the electoral bond data on its website with the latest details submitted by the State Bank of India. The bank held back complete bank account numbers and KYC details of the political parties which redeemed the bonds citing security reasons. It said complete bank account numbers and KYC details were not necessary …

Electoral Bonds case | SBI confirms to Supreme Court its ‘complete disclosure’ of electoral bonds data
1 year ago

Electoral Bonds case | SBI confirms to Supreme Court its ‘complete disclosure’ of electoral bonds data

The Hindu  

The State Bank of India on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that it has made a “complete disclosure” of all the details regarding the purchase and encashment of electoral bonds in its possession and custody to the Election Commission of India for publication on its official website. In an affidavit, SBI chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara said that the information shared …

SBI submits electoral bonds details with serial numbers to Election Commission
1 year ago

SBI submits electoral bonds details with serial numbers to Election Commission

India TV News  

Electoral Bonds Row: State Bank of India has submitted all details of electoral bonds with serial numbers to the Election Commission of India, on the directions of the Supreme Court. SBI Chairman filed a compliance affidavit in Supreme Court saying that all details of Electoral Bonds, including the alphanumeric numbers, have been disclosed to the Election Commission. "On March 21, …

SBI submits all details of electoral bonds with unique numbers to Election Commission
1 year ago

SBI submits all details of electoral bonds with unique numbers to Election Commission

Hindustan Times  

The State Bank of India on Thursday submitted complete details of the electoral bonds including the unique numbers to the Election Commission complying with the order of the Supreme Court. SBI filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court stating that it has submitted all details of electoral bonds to the Election Commission. The bank chairman told the Supreme Court that …

India’s voters deserve a bond — of probity
1 year ago

India’s voters deserve a bond — of probity

The Hindu  

There are a few basic tenets of good laws and public policies: lack of ambiguity, enforceability, predictability, and accountability. As a solution, the Finance Minister proposed a reform, the EBS, which “will bring about greater transparency and accountability in political funding, while preventing future generation of black money”. However, the real twist in the tale is that according to Section …

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

Mother of Democracy? Electoral Bonds are the Annihilation of Democratic Values
1 year 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 …

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

SC order on electoral bonds disclosure does not cover full details from March 2018
1 year ago

SC order on electoral bonds disclosure does not cover full details from March 2018

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on March 18 directed full disclosure of electoral bonds purchased after April 2019, but information about a chunk of poll bonds bought and encashed during the first year of the anonymous political funding scheme will continue to remain hidden from the public eye. This would mean that full information on who bought how many electoral bonds to …

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

Electoral Bonds: Supreme Court rebukes SBI, says don't be ‘selective’
1 year ago

Electoral Bonds: Supreme Court rebukes SBI, says don't be ‘selective’

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The State Bank of India can't be selective in disclosing information linked to electoral bonds, the Supreme Court of India said on Monday, directing the bank to submit full details of the bonds' numbers to the Election Commission by March 21. The Supreme Court ordered the bank to disclose all "conceivable" electoral bond details in its possession, including …

Electoral Bonds Case: SBI must provide full details on electoral bonds without bias, as required by the court
1 year ago

Electoral Bonds Case: SBI must provide full details on electoral bonds without bias, as required by the court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the State of Bank of India to be “candid and fair” and not selective while directing it to make a “complete disclosure” of electoral bonds’ data, including their unique hidden alphanumeric and serial numbers, to the Election Commission of India for publication. The court said the information on electoral bonds forwarded to the ECI …

Electoral bonds case: Should SBI disclose unique numbers? Supreme Court hearing today
1 year ago

Electoral bonds case: Should SBI disclose unique numbers? Supreme Court hearing today

Hindustan Times  

A Constitution bench of the Supreme Court will hear the electoral bonds case on Monday and decide whether the State Bank of India should be directed to disclose the unique numbers of the bonds. All details have to be furnished by the SBI, Justice Chandrachud observed, as the court admonished the SBI for furnishing incomplete information, a day after the …

Electoral bonds case highlights: RJD, JD(U) trade charges over EB scheme
1 year ago

Electoral bonds case highlights: RJD, JD(U) trade charges over EB scheme

Hindustan Times  

Electoral bonds case highlights: The Supreme Court on Monday heard a case regarding the State Bank of India disclosing the "unique serial numbers" of electoral bonds. Under the now-defunct 2018 Electoral Bond scheme, each bond is marked with a unique serial number, which could aid in monitoring their issuance and redemption and tracing them back to the purchaser. Expressing disapproval, …

Electoral Bonds Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing On Whether SBI Should Disclose Bond Numbers
1 year ago

Electoral Bonds Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing On Whether SBI Should Disclose Bond Numbers

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will hear the Electoral Bonds Case today at 10.30 AM.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will decide whether the State Bank of India should be directed to disclose the unique numbers of the Electoral Bonds. A Constitution Bench of the …

Electoral Bonds Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing On Whether SBI Should Disclose Bond Numbers
1 year ago

Electoral Bonds Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing On Whether SBI Should Disclose Bond Numbers

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will hear the Electoral Bonds Case today at 10.30 AM.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will decide whether the State Bank of India should be directed to disclose the unique numbers of the Electoral Bonds. A Constitution Bench of the …

Electoral Bonds Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing On Whether SBI Should Disclose Bond Numbers
1 year ago

Electoral Bonds Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing On Whether SBI Should Disclose Bond Numbers

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will hear the Electoral Bonds Case today at 10.30 AM.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will decide whether the State Bank of India should be directed to disclose the unique numbers of the Electoral Bonds. A Constitution Bench of the …

Electoral Bonds Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing On Whether SBI Should Disclose Bond Numbers
1 year ago

Electoral Bonds Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing On Whether SBI Should Disclose Bond Numbers

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will hear the Electoral Bonds Case today at 10.30 AM.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will decide whether the State Bank of India should be directed to disclose the unique numbers of the Electoral Bonds. A Constitution Bench of the …

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

Electoral bond scheme is world's biggest scam: Prakash Raj
1 year ago

Electoral bond scheme is world's biggest scam: Prakash Raj

New Indian Express  

MANGALURU: Actor Prakash Raj on Monday alleged that the BJP was receiving huge donations from corporate companies and businessmen that were under the radar of the Enforcement Directorate and the Income Tax Department. He alleged that giving contracts to the companies who have given donations to the party is the biggest scam in the world and added that Prime Minister …

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

Bonded favours: The Hindu Editorial on the electoral bond scheme, sordid revelations
1 year ago

Bonded favours: The Hindu Editorial on the electoral bond scheme, sordid revelations

The Hindu  

Sordid revelations that keep pouring from the disclosure of details about the purchasers and recipients of electoral bonds confirm the early apprehension of sceptics that the anonymous political funding scheme will have undesirable consequences. Ranging from likely quid pro quo deals to flagrant proximity between companies being investigated by central agencies and the purchase of electoral bonds worth hundreds of …

Electoral bonds | Biggest beneficiaries claim inability to reveal donor names
1 year 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 …

EC Makes New Electoral Bonds Data Public
1 year ago

EC Makes New Electoral Bonds Data Public

Deccan Chronicle  

According to data uploaded by the EC, out of the total Rs 656.5 crore the DMK got, 83 per cent of the party's total donations amounting to Rs 509 crore came from the controversial Future Gaming and Hotel Services. Its rival party in Tamil Nadu AIADMK got a total of Rs 6.05 crore, out of which India Cements, alone donated …

'voters Entitled To Know Who Funds Political Parties': Fresh Plea In SC Seeks Full Details From SBI
1 year ago

'voters Entitled To Know Who Funds Political Parties': Fresh Plea In SC Seeks Full Details From SBI

ABP News  

New Delhi: A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court urging for the disclosure of details regarding electoral bonds sold between March 1, 2018, and April 11, 2019. The Supreme Court had recently deemed the Centre's electoral bonds scheme "unconstitutional" and directed the State Bank of India, the authorized financial institution, to provide details of bonds purchased from April …

As some parties do not disclose donors, SC had sought their ‘detailed particulars’ in April 2019 order
1 year ago

As some parties do not disclose donors, SC had sought their ‘detailed particulars’ in April 2019 order

The Hindu  

A second set of data published on Sunday by the Election Commission on electoral bonds purchased and redeemed by political parties prior to April 12, 2019 show that many of them did not disclose the identities of their donors. This is despite a specific order of the Supreme Court on April 12, 2019 that political parties that benefited from the …

In Northeast, only Sikkim parties received funds through electoral bonds
1 year 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 …

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