The Bharatiya Janata Party received more than Rs 6,000 crore in political donations in 2024-’25, a leap from nearly Rs 4,000 crore in 2023-’24, fresh disclosures filed with the Election Commission of India show.
That is nearly 12 times the collection of the Indian National Congress, which received Rs 522 crore in the same period, falling from Rs 1,130 crore in 2023-’24.
The Election Commission on Friday released disclosures made by the Bharatiya Janata Party about the funds it received from donors who gave away more than Rs 20,000, as well as contribution reports by the Prudent electoral trust about the donations they made to political parties. Similar disclosures by the Congress and six other political parties and electoral trusts had been published last month.
Collating the data, Scroll found that the BJP’s share of political donations shot up to 85% in 2024-’25 from 56% in the year leading to the 2024 Lok Sabha election. A large part of these donations were made in April and May, before the election verdict was announced. The ruling party won the election but its tally came down from 303 seats to 240.
Between 2018 and 2024, political parties collected most of their donations through electoral bonds, a scheme that was struck down by the...
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