Donations to national parties surged by 161% in 2024-25 compared to the previous fiscal, with the ruling BJP accounting for the overwhelming majority, more than ten times the combined total received by all other national parties, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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The report, released on Thursday (March 26, 2026), said total donations above ₹20,000 declared by the national parties stood at ₹6,648.563 crore from 11,343 contributions in FY25. Of this, the BJP alone received ₹6,074.015 crore from 5,522 donations, followed by the Congress with ₹517.394 crore from 2,501 donations.
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The BJP's declared donations exceeded the combined total of the Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the National People's Party (NPEP) for the same period by more than tenfold, the report pointed out.
