BJP tops the list of political parties giving tickets to candidates with cases of crime against women with 47 such candidates in past 5 years, BSP comes second with 35 and the Congress third with 24, says the report
2 min read19 Apr 2018Seven 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 2018BSP reports highest income for 2016-17 at Rs173.58 crore, CPI(M) second highest at Rs100.25 crore, while NCP comes third with an income of Rs17.23 crore
1 min read7 Feb 2018Electoral trusts donated Rs325.3 crore to political parties in 2016-17, 83% more than the previous high of Rs177.4 crore in 2014-15
1 min read31 Jan 2018An analysis of affidavits of 338 candidates shows that about half of them, 158, are crorepatis
1 min read1 Nov 2017Southern regional political parties like DMK, AIADMK and TDP were the richest, with the three accounting for over 60% of the total reported income, says Association for Democratic Reforms report
1 min read28 Oct 2017In Bihar's JD(U)-BJP govt led by Nitish Kumar, out of 22 ministers who had declared criminal cases in election affidavit, the cases against 9 are of a serious natureincluding attempt to murder and use of dangerous weapons
1 min read2 Aug 2017BSP, 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 2017Association for Democratic Reforms says 40% candidates from the BSP, 37% from the SP, 36% from the BJP and 32% from the Congress have declared criminal cases in affidavits
1 min read5 Mar 2017Proposed amendment to FCRA could put to rest cases being fought by BJP and Congress on such violations
5 min read9 Apr 2016The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared