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BJP amassed over Rs 430 crore in donations, 12 times more than all national parties

  •   Wed, Jan 16 2019 08:49:46 PM

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS): The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has got over 93 per cent of donations of above Rs 20,000 received by national political parties, during 2017-18, pocketing Rs 437.04 crore of the total Rs 469.89 crore donated by corporates and individuals.

According to a report by election watchdog, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), a total of 4,201 donations of above Rs 20,000, amounting to Rs 469.89 crore were declared by the seven national parties for the year.

Of the total donations, BJP got the lion's share with 2,977 donations followed by the Congress which has declared receiving Rs 26.658 crore.

The total donations received by the BJP is more than 12 times the aggregate declared by the rest of the national parties-- Congress (INC), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) and All India Trinamool Congress (AITC).

The total donations of the national parties, during the year dipped by Rs 119.49 crore from the previous year.

The BJP's donations have decreased by 18 per cent from Rs 532.27 crore it received in 2016-17 while the Congress' donations decreased from Rs 41.90 crore in 2016-17 to Rs 26.658 crore during 2017-18.

The Mayawati-led BSP declared that it did not receive any donations above Rs 20,000 during the year.

It is mandatory for political parties to provide details of all donations of more than Rs 20,000 to the Election Commission annually.

Of the total donations, 1,361 amounting to Rs 422.04 crore were made by corporate/business sectors while 2772 individual donors donated Rs 47.12 crore in the year.

The CPI-M garnered Rs 2.75 crore from 196 donations, while the NCP collected Rs 2.08 crore through 42 donations. The CPI got Rs 1.14 crore from 176 donations while Trinamool Congress got Rs 20 lakh from 33 donations.
  

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  • Krishna, Karkala

    Thu, Jan 17 2019

    BJP takes Donations.
    First scam free government after previous BJP rule under Vajpayee
    Congress raises party fund through scams like 2G,Coal,Augusta, National Herald,

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  • prem, moodbidri

    Thu, Jan 17 2019

    Feku is working as Business Development Manager for top companies of India. He brings business for them from abroad too! But, infront of people, whe acts like "Dhoodh ka dhula"!


    BJP has accumulated billions of rupees, so toppling any Govt is by doing DonkeyTrading is not a tough task for them!

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  • Nawaz, Udupi/ Kuwait

    Thu, Jan 17 2019

    Thum Hamaara saath dena; Hum thumhara saath denge. Nahin tho thumhe patak denge.
    Every businessman knows the meaning of these words from Amit Shah.

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  • Alwyn, Mangalore

    Wed, Jan 16 2019

    Like to know how much Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Lalit Modi, Sanjeev Chawla, and Anil Ambani donated to BJP?

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  • Rajesh Bhat, Mangalore

    Wed, Jan 16 2019

    And MODI will give their benefits after the elections...... People think thrice before giving one vote directly goes to Modi and indirectly all these donors.

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  • SmR, Karkala

    Wed, Jan 16 2019

    Now one can understand why Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who is in New York for soft tissue cancer treatment has Redefined 'Foreign' as 'Indian' to Get BJP, Off the Hook for Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010 (FCRA) Violation.
    The very reason for rolling out of 'Electoral Bond' is started giving dividends to the BJP with more cash to its coffers of party funds.
    The Prime Minister promised in 2014 Lok Sabha elections corrupt free India but kept Off the Hook for FCRA Violation. The party also secretly enrolled 'Bar code' which can be seen only under the ultraviolet light to track the source of opposition party funding.
    Many commentators don't even know that it secretly tie-up with 'Pay Tm' selling merchandise using 'NAMO' app using nationalism that in turn rooted to the party coffers.
    The FCRA is made so flexible for the BJP that, imagine Nirav Modi who invested in Caribean Island can sponsor the party as 'Indian' citizen instead 'Foreign'.
    I would rather say Rs 430 crores is only pennies of BJP which spent $5 Billion in last Lok Sabha elections in which most of the donation coming from United States, Saudi Arabia and wealth Gujarati Diamond Merchants from Europe.
    The nation has no money for flood victims, suiciding farmers struggling to support price, profession without jobs asked sell 'Pakoda' for a living. no money to buy ammunition for forces.
    As far as party fund no dearth on spending on statues, foreign trips, advertisements, horse trading MLA's.

    If corruption needs to be eradicated first. It is party funding regardless of one's affiliation need to properly audited.
    Jai Hind

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  • David Pais, Mangalore

    Wed, Jan 16 2019

    pay donations 2 brhasta jumla petthas 2 avoid e.d., & i.t. raid. chai, chai, chai... pakoda, pakoda, kereng podi.....

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  • Elroy, karkala

    Thu, Jan 17 2019

    Na khaoonga na khane doonga. Dono hathon se bator ke loonga. Vikas entered BJP. It should be made mandatory that no parties can accept donations . Donation is same as bribe just name is different

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