The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spent nearly ₹1,494 crore, accounting for 44.56% of the total election expenditure, during the 2024 Lok Sabha election, poll rights body the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said on Friday (June 20, 2025).
The Congress followed next with ₹620 crore or 18.5% of the total expenses among the 32 national and regional parties whose records were analysed, the ADR said.
Together, these parties spent ₹3,352.81 crore during the Lok Sabha and simultaneous Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim between March 16 and June 6, 2024.
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