With over Rs 400 crore, BJP gets major share of corporate donations, Congress Rs 19 crore
5 years, 9 months ago

With over Rs 400 crore, BJP gets major share of corporate donations, Congress Rs 19 crore

India TV News  

Prime Minister Modi-led ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has received the bulk of the donations made during the Lok Sabha election campaign 2019 while Congress party has come a distant second. BJP clearly seems to be the favourite when it comes to India Inc. BJP received Rs.400.23 crore from corporate donations while Rahul Gandhi-led Congress party received Rs 19.298 crore. News agency IANS reports that a total of Rs 1,056 crore was purchased by various political parties in 2018 while the same figure in 2019 stands at Rs 1,716 crore. Electoral bonds do not carry the name of the donor The donor does not have to disclose which political party he is donating money to Electoral bonds purchased by individual/corporates are exempted from tax The donations received by political parties through electoral bonds are also exempt from Income Tax As of now, only SBI knows who is buying the bonds.

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BRS got over 70% of all donations to regional parties in 2022-23: ADR report
4 days, 19 hours ago

BRS got over 70% of all donations to regional parties in 2022-23: ADR report

The Hindu  

Regional political parties declared the receipt of almost ₹217 crore through 2,119 donations in the financial year 2022-23, according to an analysis of 28 such parties by the Association for Democratic Reforms. About 90% of the donations — more than ₹196 crore — went to five major regional parties: the BRS, YSR-Congress, Telugu Desam Party, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, and the …

KCR's party received more donations than Congress in 2023-24, BJP tops list
2 weeks, 5 days ago

KCR's party received more donations than Congress in 2023-24, BJP tops list

India Today  

The BJP received around Rs 2,244 crore in contributions of Rs 20,000 and above from donors in 2023-24, more than three times the amount it received in 2022-23. Interestingly, K Chandrashekar Rao's Bharat Rashtra Samithi received the second-highest donation at Rs 580 crore, pipping the Congress, which got Rs 289 crore. As per the data on the Election Commission of …

At least 93% of Lok Sabha poll winners are crorepatis: ADR analysis
7 months, 1 week ago

At least 93% of Lok Sabha poll winners are crorepatis: ADR analysis

The Hindu  

A staggering 93% of the candidates who won the 2024 Lok Sabha elections are crorepatis, up from 88% in 2019, according to an analysis by poll rights body Association of Democratic Reforms. The top three wealthiest candidates are TDP's Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani from Andhra Pradesh's Guntur constituency with assets worth ₹5,705 crore, BJP's Konda Vishweshwar Reddy from Telangana's Chevella with …

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

Rahul Gandhi has Rs 55,000 in cash, owns immovable property valued at Rs 11.15 crore
9 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi has Rs 55,000 in cash, owns immovable property valued at Rs 11.15 crore

India TV News  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has declared the list of assets he owns as the Congress scion filed his nomination papers from Kerala's Wayanad constituency. The Congress leader in his election affidavit revealed that he has Rs 55,000 cash in hand and Rs 26 lakh in various saving banks while he earned an income of Rs 1.02 crore in 2022-23. In …

Electoral Bonds: 33 loss-making firms donated electoral bonds worth ₹582 crore, 75% went to BJP | Data
9 months, 1 week 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 …

India Reveals Biggest Donors to Modi’s Party Under Now-Banned Electoral Bond
9 months, 3 weeks 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, …

BJP made ‘bribes’ legal via electoral bonds: Congress
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP made ‘bribes’ legal via electoral bonds: Congress

The Hindu  

March 23, 2024 08:14 pm | Updated March 24, 2024 08:52 am IST - NEW DELHI Alleging that the electoral bond scheme ensured that “prepaid, postpaid, and post-raid bribes” could be routed through regular banking channels, the Congress on March 23 reiterated its demand for a Supreme Court-monitored investigation into the scheme. Addressing a press conference at party headquarters, Congress …

Electoral bonds: Who were big donors for ruling BJP? | Check complete data HERE
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Rs 8,251 Cr Worth Electoral Bonds Were Encashed by BJP, Says SBI
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Election commission data shows 15 prominent corporate figures bought electoral bonds: Report
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Propagandists target BJP over Electoral Bonds, ignore Opposition parties benefiting from same
9 months, 3 weeks 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: Election commission releases data. Which party received how much? 10 points
9 months, 4 weeks 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 bonds: Congress seeks SC-monitored probe into donations to BJP by firms raided by I-T, ED
9 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Making sense of the electoral bonds data
9 months, 4 weeks 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 data: BJP received Rs 6,060 crore, highest among all parties
10 months 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 …

Ahead of Lok Sabha elections parties declare income: BJP highest, NPP's wealth surged 1,502 per cent
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Ahead of Lok Sabha elections parties declare income: BJP highest, NPP's wealth surged 1,502 per cent

India TV News  

With nearly Rs 2,361 crore in the 2022-23, the Bharatiya Janata Party was declared as the political party with highest income followed by Congress with Rs 452.375 crore, the Association for Democratic Reforms said. The BJP, Congress and AAP collected 49.09 per cent or Rs 1,510.61 crore of national parties' total income from donations through electoral bonds for FY 2022-23. …

Probe agencies behind 30 firms’ Rs 335cr donation to BJP from 2018-22: Congress
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Probe agencies behind 30 firms’ Rs 335cr donation to BJP from 2018-22: Congress

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday alleged that the Central agencies were being misused to “extort” donations for the BJP from private companies and demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the matter. In a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, AICC general secretary KC Venugopal sought a probe into “the allegations of quid pro quo between BJP and donors …

SC Scraps Electoral Bonds Scheme, but Only After Netas Pocketed Rs 16,000 Crores
10 months, 4 weeks ago

SC Scraps Electoral Bonds Scheme, but Only After Netas Pocketed Rs 16,000 Crores

The Quint  

That’s the amount of money that political parties across the spectrum have pocketed under the secretive electoral bonds scheme since 2018, while petitions languished in the Supreme Court. Party-wise figures available till the end of the financial year 2022-23 show that of the Rs 12,000 crores coming in via the scheme since its inception, over Rs 6,500 crores went to …

SC's electoral bonds scheme verdict: How BJP stands to lose the most?
10 months, 4 weeks ago

SC's electoral bonds scheme verdict: How BJP stands to lose the most?

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court, in a landmark judgment on Thursday, delivered a big setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government and annulled the electoral bonds scheme for political funding, saying it violates the Constitutional right to freedom of speech and expression as well as the right to information. All political parties put together received over ₹12,000 crore till last fiscal since …

'What did BJP sell for ₹5200 crore': Congress after SC ruling on electoral bond
10 months, 4 weeks ago

'What did BJP sell for ₹5200 crore': Congress after SC ruling on electoral bond

Hindustan Times  

The Congress party on Thursday trained guns on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party after the Supreme Court struck down a scheme that allowed anonymous political donations in the form of electoral bonds. “We want to know what has BJP sold in exchange for the ₹5200 crore it received in the form of 'electoral bonds'?” Pawan Khera, Congress's media and publicity …

India’s top court strikes down system for anonymous political donations ahead of national elections
11 months ago

India’s top court strikes down system for anonymous political donations ahead of national elections

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s top court on Thursday struck down a controversial election funding system that allowed individuals and companies to send unlimited donations to political parties without the need to disclose donor identity, a system critics have long said is undemocratic and favored Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party. A five-judge constitution bench on the Supreme Court ruled that …

Congress earned ₹171 cr via electoral bonds in 2022-23. How much did BJP make?
11 months ago

Congress earned ₹171 cr via electoral bonds in 2022-23. How much did BJP make?

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court has struck down electoral bonds as ‘unconstitutional’, thereby asking State Bank of India to stop issuing them ‘immediately’. The verdict by the apex court on electoral bonds comes months before the Lok Sabha elections How much donation did each political party receive through electoral bonds? Bharatiya Janata Party According to the annual audited report submitted to the …

BJP received highest donations amounting to ₹719.858 cr in 2022-23: ADR report
11 months ago

BJP received highest donations amounting to ₹719.858 cr in 2022-23: ADR report

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party received the highest donations amounting to ₹719.858 crore from 7,945 donors in the 2022-23 fiscal year, a report released by the Association for Democratic Reforms said. Of the total, as many as 3,318 donations to these parties were made by corporate/business sectors amounting to ₹680.495 crore while 8,567 individual donors donated ₹166.621 crore to the parties …

BJP received nearly 90% of all corporate donations to national parties in 2022-23
11 months ago

BJP received nearly 90% of all corporate donations to national parties in 2022-23

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party received nearly 90% of all corporate donations worth ₹680.49 crore that five national parties together gathered in 2022-23, according to a report by election watchdog Association for Democratic Reforms. The total donations received by the national parties during 2022-23 increased by ₹91.701 crore, an increase of 12.09% from the previous financial year 2021-22. Donations to the …

BJP got nearly ₹1300 cr through electoral bonds in 2022-23
11 months ago

BJP got nearly ₹1300 cr through electoral bonds in 2022-23

Hindustan Times  

The ruling BJP received nearly ₹1300 crore through electoral bonds in 2022-23, which was seven times more than what the Congress got in the same period through the same route. The BJP's total contributions stood at ₹2120 crore in the 2022-23 fiscal, of which 61 per cent came from electoral bonds, according to the party's annual audited report submitted to …

BJP got nearly ₹1300 crore through electoral bonds in 2022-23, over 7 times what Congress received
11 months ago

BJP got nearly ₹1300 crore through electoral bonds in 2022-23, over 7 times what Congress received

The Hindu  

The ruling BJP received nearly ₹1,300 crore through electoral bonds in the 2022-23, which was seven times more than what the Congress got in the same period through the same route. The BJP's total contributions stood at ₹2120 crore in the 2022-23 fiscal, of which 61% came from electoral bonds, according to the party's annual audited report submitted to the …

54% of BJP’s total income came from electoral bonds
11 months ago

54% of BJP’s total income came from electoral bonds

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party received ₹1,294.14 crore through electoral bonds in 2022-23, which was nearly 54% of its total income during the year, and seven times higher than that of its main rival, the Congress party. The ruling party’s total income rose to ₹2,361 crore in the year 2022-23 from ₹1,917 crore in 2021-22, according to the annual audit report …

BJP bagged over 70% of total electoral donation; SII, Nippon among top donors
1 year ago

BJP bagged over 70% of total electoral donation; SII, Nippon among top donors

Live Mint  

A report published by Association for Democratic Reforms on the electoral bonds funding political parties in India in financial year 2022-23, has revealed that Megha Engineering and Infrastructure, Adar Poonawalla headed Serum Institute of India, and Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India has emerged as the highest donors. Further the ADR also mentioned that of the total ₹366.495 crore funding that …

White Paper of Congress Govt Blames Previous BJP Regime's 'Fiscal Mismanagement' for Himachal's Debt Distress
1 year, 3 months ago

White Paper of Congress Govt Blames Previous BJP Regime's 'Fiscal Mismanagement' for Himachal's Debt Distress

News 18  

With the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh presenting a white paper on the state’s finances, an acrimonious exchange was witnessed between opposition and treasury benches in the assembly after the report indicated a grim fiscal health with the state’s financial liabilities mounting to Rs 92,774 crore. Agnihotri read the report amid a charged atmosphere, while blaming the previous BJP regime …

BJP has highest assets worth Rs 6,000 cr among top 8 parties in India in 2021-22 | DETAILS
1 year, 4 months ago

BJP has highest assets worth Rs 6,000 cr among top 8 parties in India in 2021-22 | DETAILS

India TV News  

The Association for Democratic Reforms has released its report featuring the assets and liabilities declared by the BJP, INC, NCP, BSP, CPI, CPI, AITC and NPEP – the eight national parties – for the Financial Years 2020-21 and 2021-22. According to the report by ADR, the top eight national parties in India declared assets worth Rs 8,829.16 crore in 2021-22 …

Data | Nearly half of MLAs in India have criminal records: ADR analysis
1 year, 5 months ago

Data | Nearly half of MLAs in India have criminal records: ADR analysis

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 20, 2023 14:46 IST - 5 MINS READ A recent analysis conducted by the Association for Democratic Reforms has claimed that an approximate 44 per cent of MLAs in State Assemblies across India have declared criminal cases against themselves. More than 80 per cent of the donations, around Rs.13,190.68 crore, were received by the national parties, and …

Congress questions BJP receiving three times more funds than all parties put together through electoral bonds
1 year, 6 months ago

Congress questions BJP receiving three times more funds than all parties put together through electoral bonds

The Hindu  

Demanding transparency and accountability in funding of political parties, the Congress on Friday claimed that 52% of the donations to BJP came in the form of electoral bonds and the amount totalled up to ₹5,200 crore in six financial years. Addressing a press conference, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera claimed that the BJP got three times more funds than all other …

Electoral Bonds chief source of donations for political parties: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

Electoral Bonds chief source of donations for political parties: Report

The Hindu  

Electoral Bonds were the chief source of donations for political parties, with the BJP garnering the lion’s share. Between 2016-17 and 2021-22, the seven national and 24 regional parties received a total donation of ₹9,188.35 crore from Electoral Bonds out of which the BJP’s share was ₹5,271.9751 crore, while all other national parties together amassed ₹1,783.9331 crore, according to the …

66% of income of 7 national parties in 2021-22 came from electoral bonds, other 'unknown' sources: ADR
1 year, 10 months ago

66% of income of 7 national parties in 2021-22 came from electoral bonds, other 'unknown' sources: ADR

The Hindu  

More than 66% of the total income of seven national parties in 2021-22 came from "unknown sources" like electoral bonds, which accounted for a whopping 83%, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms. The ADR that stated unknown sources include donations via electoral bonds, sale of coupons, relief fund, miscellaneous income, voluntary contributions, and contribution from meetings/morchas. During the financial …

AAP slapped with notice of whopping Rs 163 crore for political advertisements, asked to pay within 10 days
2 years ago

AAP slapped with notice of whopping Rs 163 crore for political advertisements, asked to pay within 10 days

India TV News  

The Aam Aadmi Party was served a notice on Thursday for the recovery of a whopping Rs 163.62 crore for political The development comes just a month after Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena directed the chief secretary to recover Rs 97 crore from the AAP for political "If the AAP convener fails to do so, all consequential legal action …

'Capital Gains': In 5 Years, Donations to National Parties up 65%, BJP Got 80% of Total Funds, Shows ECI Data
2 years, 1 month ago

'Capital Gains': In 5 Years, Donations to National Parties up 65%, BJP Got 80% of Total Funds, Shows ECI Data

News 18  

National political parties in India have received Rs 3,807.83 crore as contributions in excess of Rs 20,000 from individual donors and entities between the financial years 2017-18 and 2021-22, and have witnessed a jump of 65 per cent during this period, official Election Commission data analysed by News18 shows. Also, BJP’s total contribution has increased by over 40 per cent …

BJP received Rs 614.53 crore as contributions in 2021-22, Congress Rs 95.46 crore, AAP Rs 44. 54 crore
2 years, 1 month ago

BJP received Rs 614.53 crore as contributions in 2021-22, Congress Rs 95.46 crore, AAP Rs 44. 54 crore

India TV News  

The ruling BJP received Rs 614.53 crore as contributions, more than six times the funds garnered by the opposition Congress during fiscal year 2021-22. The Congress received funds to the tune of Rs 95.46 crore, according to Election Commission data. The Trinamool Congress, which is in power in West Bengal, received Rs 43 lakh as contributions during the period while …

‘Power Money’: Political Parties Got Rs 6,500 Cr through Electoral Bonds from 2017-21, Says ADR
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Power Money’: Political Parties Got Rs 6,500 Cr through Electoral Bonds from 2017-21, Says ADR

News 18  

Political parties received donations worth Rs 6,500 crore through electoral bonds between 2017-18 and 2020-21, of which the Bharatiya Janata Party got Rs 4,238 crore, a new report from the Association for Democratic Reforms shows. “Around 79.91% or Rs 12,842.28 crore of the total income in five years is declared by eight national parties, while the remaining Rs 3,229.32 crore …

BJP Spent Over Rs 340 Cr on Poll Campaign in Five States, Maximum Expenditure in UP
2 years, 3 months ago

BJP Spent Over Rs 340 Cr on Poll Campaign in Five States, Maximum Expenditure in UP

News 18  

The Bharatiya Janata Party spent over Rs 340 crore in the assembly polls in five states held earlier this year, while the Congress shelled out more than Rs 194 crore for its campaigning in these states, according to the election expenditure reports of the two parties. According to the report filed by the BJP and put in public domain by …

BJP spent ₹340 crore on 2022 Assembly election campaigns
2 years, 3 months ago

BJP spent ₹340 crore on 2022 Assembly election campaigns

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party spent more than ₹340 crore on its campaigns for the Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab Assembly elections earlier this year, with the majority of the spending being done in Uttar Pradesh, according to the party’s election expenditure report. At the same time, the Congress spent ₹194 crore on the five Assembly election campaigns, according …

Data | Anonymous donations to parties in FY21: Congress tops list, BJP close second
2 years, 4 months ago

Data | Anonymous donations to parties in FY21: Congress tops list, BJP close second

The Hindu  

The Association of Democratic Reforms’ analysis of the income-tax returns and donation statements of select national and regional political parties in FY21, shows that 36% of the sources remained anonymous. The national parties and regional parties received ₹427 crore and ₹264 crore worth of funds, respectively, from unknown sources. Almost half the total income of the regional parties was from …

National parties collected ₹15,077 crore from unknown sources between FY 2004-05 and 2020-21: ADR report
2 years, 4 months ago

National parties collected ₹15,077 crore from unknown sources between FY 2004-05 and 2020-21: ADR report

The Hindu  

The national parties have collected more than ₹15,077.97 crore from unknown sources between 2004-05 and 2020-21, an analysis by the poll rights body — Association for Democratic Reforms, showed. The analysis conducted on the basis of the parties' Income Tax Returns and donations statements filed with the Election Commission of India found that between FY 2004-05 and 2020-21, the national …

‘Does Congress have democracy?' asks BJP, says ‘5 lakh for 5K crore….'
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Does Congress have democracy?' asks BJP, says ‘5 lakh for 5K crore….'

Hindustan Times  

India was plunged into darkness in the “Emergency” era, when the nation was being ruled by the Congress, the BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Friday, shortly after Rahul Gandhi concluded a presser where he carried out a no-holds barred attack on the centre. Ravi Shankar Prasad briefs media, hitting back at Congress and Rahul Gandhi. ) Right after his …

Over 91% donations declared by regional parties went to these 5 entities: Report
2 years, 5 months ago

Over 91% donations declared by regional parties went to these 5 entities: Report

Live Mint  

More than ₹113.791 crore that accounts for 91% of the total donations received by regional political parties in India have gone to five entities, according to poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms as quoted by news agency PTI. The report focuses on the total donations declared by regional political parties during FY 2020-21 to the Election Commission of India. …

Donations to national parties plunged 41.49% in 2020-21 against previous year: ADR
2 years, 6 months ago

Donations to national parties plunged 41.49% in 2020-21 against previous year: ADR

The Hindu  

The donations that recognised national parties received during financial year 2020-21 decreased by over ₹420 crore, a sharp fall of 41.49% from the previous fiscal, a poll reform advocacy group said on Thursday. The corporate and the business sector made 1,398 donations to the national parties amounting to ₹480.655 crore —over 80% of the total donations —while 2,258 individual donors …

BJP out-earned and out-spent all other national parties in 2020-2021: ADR report
2 years, 6 months ago

BJP out-earned and out-spent all other national parties in 2020-2021: ADR report

The Hindu  

The BJP continued to out-earn and out-spend all other national parties in 2020-2021, with 54% of the income of the eight national political parties going to the BJP, a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms said on Friday. The ADR analysed the annual audited reports submitted to the Election Commission by the BJP, the Congress, the Communist Party of …

7 electoral trusts received Rs 258 cr in donation; BJP got 82% money: ADR
2 years, 8 months ago

7 electoral trusts received Rs 258 cr in donation; BJP got 82% money: ADR

Business Standard  

Seven electoral trusts received a total amount of Rs 258.49 crore from corporates and individuals, and the BJP bagged more than 82 per cent of it, poll rights body ADR said. "Seven electoral trusts which have declared receiving contributions during FY 2020-21, have received a total amount of Rs 258.4915 crore from corporates and individuals and distributed Rs 258.4301 cr …

Data | Corporate donations to political parties: Which party received the most?
2 years, 9 months ago

Data | Corporate donations to political parties: Which party received the most?

The Hindu  

In FY 2019-20, when the Lok Sabha elections were conducted, political parties received over ₹920 crore in the form of corporate donations, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms. The report analysed corporate donations to five national parties: the Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress, All India Trinamool Congress, Nationalist Congress Party, and Communist Party of India. …

Corporate Donations to Parties in 2019-20 up by 143% Compared to 2004-12
2 years, 9 months ago

Corporate Donations to Parties in 2019-20 up by 143% Compared to 2004-12

The Quint  

The report this time considered the BJP, the Indian National Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party, the Communist Party of India-Marxist, and the All India Trinamool Congress only, but not the Bahujan Samaj Party as Association for Democratic Reforms did not consider it for analysis in this report as the party declared that it received no voluntary contributions above Rs 20,000 …

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