BJP gets Rs 6,986 crore through poll bonds, highest among all parties

The TMC secured Rs 1,397 crore through electoral bonds, ranking second after the BJP.

New Delhi:

Since their launch in 2018, the BJP has received the most funds through these bonds at Rs 6,986.5 crore, followed by West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress (Rs 1,397 crore), Congress (Rs 1,334 crore) and BRS ( 1,322 crore).

Future Gaming and Hotel Services, the largest buyer of electoral bonds, donated Rs 509 crore to Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK through a now-defunct payment method, Election Commission data showed on Sunday.

The BJD, the ruling party in Odisha, came fourth with Rs 944.5 billion, followed by DMK, which redeemed bonds for Rs 656.5 billion, and the YSR Congress, the ruling party in Andhra Pradesh, redeemed bonds worth nearly Rs 442.8 billion. of bonds.

The JD(S) secured bonds worth Rs 897.5 crore, including Rs 50 crore from Megha Engineering, the second largest buyer of electoral bonds.

Lottery king Santiago Martin’s Future Gaming was the largest buyer of electoral bonds with a purchase amount of Rs 1,368 crore, of which nearly 37% went to the DMK.

DMK’s other major donors include Megha Engineering Rs 105 crore, India Cements Rs 14 crore and Sun TV Rs 100 crore.

The TMC received Rs 1,397 crore through electoral bonds, making it the second-largest recipient after the BJP.

The DMK is one of the few parties to disclose the identity of its donors, while major parties such as the BJP, Congress, TMC and AAP did not disclose these details to the Election Commission, which has now made it public under the Supreme People’s Court. these files. Court Order.

TDP redeemed bonds worth Rs 181.35 crore, Shiv Sena redeemed Rs 604 crore, Rs 56 crore, Samajwadi Party redeemed Rs 14.05 crore through electoral bonds, Akali Dal redeemed Rs 726 crore, AIADMK redeemed Rs 605 crore, National Conference Redemption of Rs 50 Lakhs.

The CPI(M) has announced that it will not receive funds through electoral bonds, while documents submitted by AIMIM and BSP show that no funds have been received.

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