BJP’s earning accounted for 85% of total income of national parties in 2024-25: ADR Report
The Hindu
The ADR report reveals BJP's income constituted 85% of national parties' total revenue in 2024-25, totaling ₹6769.14 crore.
The ruling BJP declared an income of ₹6769.14 crore in FY 2024-25, the highest among national parties, while the Congress was a distant second, declaring an income of around ₹918.28 crore, said a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
According to the report analysing the declarations made by political parties to the Election Commission, six national parties (BJP, INC, CPI(M), AAP, BSP and NPEP) declared a total income of ₹7960.09 crore in 2024-25, and the BJP accounted for 85.03% of it.
The BJP spent around 55.76% of its income, amounting to ₹3774.58 crore, while the Congress spent around ₹1111.94 crore, which is 21.09% (₹193.66 crore) more than its total income.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) reported a total income of ₹172.60 crore during the year, while its total expenditure amounted to ₹173.86 crore, ₹1.26 cr (0.73%) less than its income.
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The BSP's total income was ₹58.58 crore, while its expenditure for the year was ₹106.30 crore. The party's expenditure for that year exceeded its total income by ₹47.71 crore (81.45%).
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