Electoral bonds worth ₹3,429.56 crore redeemed by parties in 2019-20: ADR
The Hindu
According to the ADR report, the BJP spent the most (₹1,651.022 crore) in 2019-20, followed by Congress (₹998.158 crore) and TMC (₹107.277 crore).
Electoral bonds worth ₹3,429.56 crore were redeemed by parties in 2019-20, and 87.29% of this was received by four national parties – the BJP, Congress, TMC and the NCP, poll rights group Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said. In a new report, the ADR said the BJP declared a total income of ₹3,623.28 crore during the financial year 2019-20, but spent only 45.57% (₹1,651.022 crore) of it. The Congress' total income in 2019-20 was ₹682.21 crore. The party spent ₹998.158 crore, which exceeds its income for that year by 46.31%, it said.
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