BJP splurged four times more than Congress in Maharashtra, Haryana 2014 polls
5 years, 3 months ago

BJP splurged four times more than Congress in Maharashtra, Haryana 2014 polls

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party spent four times more than its rivals in the Maharashtra and Haryana assembly elections 2014, a recent study suggests. The report, based on the data available with the Election Commission website, says that total fund collected by the 15 political parties during the Maharashtra and the Haryana assembly elections 2014 was Rs 464.55 crore and the total expenditure incurred was Rs 357.21 crore. The report says that the political parties spent a total of Rs 362.87 crore on publicity, travel, miscellaneous expenses and a lump sum amount to candidates. The parties spent the highest on publicity, Rs 280.72 crore or 77.36 per cent of the total followed by Rs 41.40 crore or 11.41 per cent of total on travel expenses and Rs 22.59 crore or 6.23 per cent of total expenditure on other/miscellaneous expenses. The BJP has incurred the maximum, Rs 186.39 crore under publicity, which forms 66.40 per cent of the total expenditure incurred by all political parties on publicity.

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Centre disburses ₹1.73 lakh crore to states for tax devolution
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Centre disburses ₹1.73 lakh crore to states for tax devolution

Deccan Chronicle  

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

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ABP News  

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MSP, caste survey among Congress’s guarantees for Haryana voters

Hindustan Times  

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Congress earned ₹171 cr via electoral bonds in 2022-23. How much did BJP make?
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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 nearly 90% of all corporate donations to national parties in 2022-23
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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
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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
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BJP got nearly ₹1300 crore through electoral bonds in 2022-23, over 7 times what Congress received

The Hindu  

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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 …

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

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India TV News  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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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 …

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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 …

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2 years, 3 months ago

BJP spent ₹340 crore on 2022 Assembly election campaigns

The Hindu  

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The Quint  

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BJP accounted for over half of assets declared by national parties in 2018-2019: report
3 years, 9 months ago

BJP accounted for over half of assets declared by national parties in 2018-2019: report

The Hindu  

Over 54% of the assets declared by seven national parties for 2018-2019 belonged to the Bharatiya Janata Party, while the Congress accounted for 58% of all liabilities reported by the parties, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms released on Thursday. The ADR’s analysis of the balance sheets of the national parties at that time — the …

Out of Rs 951 Cr Voluntary Contributions of above Rs 20k, BJP Received Rs 698 cr: ADR Report
4 years, 1 month ago

Out of Rs 951 Cr Voluntary Contributions of above Rs 20k, BJP Received Rs 698 cr: ADR Report

News 18  

Five national political parties received Rs 951 crore through voluntary contributions of above Rs 20,000 out of which the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party received Rs 698 crore, a report said on Tuesday. The Association for Democratic Reforms in its podcast episode on analysis of donations from corporates and business houses to national political parties for financial year 2018-19 said, “Five …

BJP bagged largest share of corporate donations in 2018-19: Association for Democratic Reforms
4 years, 2 months ago

BJP bagged largest share of corporate donations in 2018-19: Association for Democratic Reforms

The Hindu  

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4 years, 5 months ago

BJP accounts for 54% of major parties’ 2019 poll expenses in U.P.

The Hindu  

The BJP accounted for more than half of the expenditure incurred by 10 political parties in Uttar Pradesh in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, according to a report released on Thursday by the Association for Democratic Reforms. The report analysed the expenditure statements submitted to the Election Commission of India by five national parties – the BJP, the Congress, the …

Cracking the online-ad game — the BJP outperforms the Congress
5 years, 1 month ago

Cracking the online-ad game — the BJP outperforms the Congress

The Hindu  

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5 years, 2 months ago

Good result in Maharashtra considering problems given to Congress: Kharge

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader and party incharge for Maharashtra Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said the results of the assembly elections were ‘good’ considering the problems given by the government. The Congress had allied with Sharad Pawar-led NCP to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP in Maharashtra and Haryana as well as other bypolls across the country. However, he said …

BJP spent most in Maharashtra, Haryana polls in 2014: ADR
5 years, 3 months ago

BJP spent most in Maharashtra, Haryana polls in 2014: ADR

India TV News  

The BJP had spent over 60 per cent of the total expenditure by all political parties, on publicity, travel, miscellaneous expenses and lumpsum amount to the candidates in the 2014 Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly polls, according to a report the Association for Democratic Reforms. "The BJP has incurred the maximum -- Rs 186.39 crore -- under Publicity, which forms 66.40 …

BJP received 16 times as much funding through corporate donations than Congress from 2016 to 2018, says ADR report
5 years, 6 months ago

BJP received 16 times as much funding through corporate donations than Congress from 2016 to 2018, says ADR report

Firstpost  

‘Out of the six national parties, BJP received the maximum donations of Rs 915.596 crore from 1,731 corporate donors,’ an ADR report said. “Out of the six national parties, BJP received the maximum donations of Rs 915.596 crore from 1,731 corporate donors followed by Congress which received a total contribution of Rs 55.36 crore from 151 corporate donors and NCP …

BJP received more than Rs 900 crore as donations between 2016-18: ADR
5 years, 6 months ago

BJP received more than Rs 900 crore as donations between 2016-18: ADR

India TV News  

The BJP received more than Rs 900 crore as donations from over 1,500 corporates between 2016-18, over 16 times more than what the Congress got in the same period, a new report said on Tuesday. "Out of the six national parties, BJP received the maximum donations of Rs 915.596 crore from 1,731 corporate donors followed by Congress which received a …

Only marginal gains, but absolutely no luck for Congress this time
5 years, 7 months ago

Only marginal gains, but absolutely no luck for Congress this time

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The Congress was leading in 51 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections which is seven more than its final tally of 44 in 2014 general elections. Considered as a stronghold of the party, Maharashtra has at least given ally Nationalist Congress Party six constituencies. In Chhattisgarh, the Congress gained Kanker and Korba parliamentary constituencies losing the remaining nine …

Congress popularity wanes, attracts a mere 20% of BJP’s receipts in 2017-18
5 years, 11 months ago

Congress popularity wanes, attracts a mere 20% of BJP’s receipts in 2017-18

Op India  

The popularity of the Grand Old Party, Congress has been on the downswing since 2013 with the BJP coming to power in 2014 backed by a thumping majority. The waining popularity of the Congress party, despite the several Rahul Gandhi ‘coming of age’ articles written by its friendly media, is evident from the fact that their income has plummeted massively …

BJP declares income of Rs 1,027.34 crore in 2017-18; Congress yet to disclose data: Report
6 years ago

BJP declares income of Rs 1,027.34 crore in 2017-18; Congress yet to disclose data: Report

India TV News  

The BJP has declared a total income of Rs 1,027.34 crore during financial year 2017-18 and spent 74 per cent of it, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms. The BSP’s total income during year 2017-18 was Rs 51.7 cr of which the party spent only 29 per cent, the report said. During 2017-18, out of the …

BJP declares income of over ₹1,000 crore in 2017-18
6 years ago

BJP declares income of over ₹1,000 crore in 2017-18

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The BJP has declared a total income of ₹ 1,027.34 crore during financial year 2017-18 and spent 74 per cent of it, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms. The BSP’s total income during year 2017-18 was ₹ 51.7 crore of which the party spent only 29 per cent, the report said. During 2017-18, out …

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