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BJP richest Indian party, total income Rs1,034 crore in FY17: ADR

Seven national parties declared a total income of Rs1,559.17 crore in 2016-17, with the BJP having the highestRs1,034.27 crore, says an ADR report

2 min read10 Apr 2018
Politics

Nine electoral trusts donated Rs637.54 crore to parties in four years

Five national parties received 92.30% (Rs588.44 crore) of the total Rs637.54 crore donations from electoral trusts, while 16 regional parties got only 7.70% (Rs49.09 crore)

2 min read29 Jan 2018
Politics

Five national parties spent 60% of total income in 2015-16: ADR

BSP, NCP, CPM, CPI and AITC have declared a total income of Rs200.76 crore for 2015-2016 but nearly 40% of it remained unspent, the ADR report said

3 min read9 May 2017
Politics

The demand and supply of ‘Dabangg’ leaders in India

The criminalization of politics in India has deep roots, and is unlikely to be challenged in the near future

8 min read24 Mar 2017
Politics

UP elections: Assets of MLAs contesting soar 82% in 5 years, says report

BSP's Shah Alam Urf Guddu Jamali saw the highest growth in assets from 2012 to 2017, an increase by over Rs64 crore, followed by Nawab Kazim Ali Khan at Rs40 crore

1 min read7 Mar 2017
Politics

Can budget announcements purge dirty money from Indian politics?

Complete disclosure of political funding and audit of political parties' accounts have to be the first steps towards reforming political finance

5 min read14 Feb 2017

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