New Delhi: In the year 2023-24, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spent Rs. 1,754 crore on election or general propaganda which is the lion’s share of the party’s expenditure that year.
According to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) the other expenses of the BJP include Rs. 349.71 crore towards administrative costs, reported The Hindu.
On the other hand, the Congress spent Rs. 619.67 crore on election expenses and Rs. 340.70 crore towards administrative and general expenses.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) spent the maximum of Rs. 56.29 crore on administrative and general expenses and Rs. 47.57 crore on employee cost.
A collective income of Rs. 2,669.86 crore was declared by the six national parties – BJP, Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Aam Aadmi Party, and National People’s Party.
Donations received through the now-defunct electoral bonds scheme account for 43.36% (Rs. 2,524.13 crore) of the total income of the BJP, Congress, and the AAP.
The BJP received electoral bonds worth Rs. 1,685.62 crore, the Congress Rs. 828.36 crore, and the AAP Rs. 10.15 crore.
