In one year, BJP got Rs. 1300 crore, Congress only Rs. 171 crore earnings

- Before the Lok Sabha elections, election bonds flooded BJP's coffers

- Total donation to BJP in 2022-23 Rs. 2361 crore, of which Rs. 648 crore from other sources, expenditure Rs. 1361 crores

New Delhi: Election bonds have filled the BJP's pockets when the Lok Sabha elections are likely to be held in April-May. In the year 2022-23, through election bonds, BJP will get approximately Rs. 1300 crore has been earned. On the other hand, in the same period, Congress got seven times less amount than BJP through election bonds only Rs. 171 crore has been earned.

The total donations received by the BJP in 2022-23 increased by 23 percent to around Rs. 2,361 crore has been done. It means that the party got Rs. 444 crore more have been received. 54 percent of this money i.e. Rs. 1294 crore has been received through election bonds. On the other hand, the party's expenditure also increased by 59 percent to Rs. 1361 crores, which in the previous year was Rs. 854 crores.

According to the annual audit report of 2022-23 released by the Election Commission, the BJP received Rs. 1294 crore received, which is Rs. 1033.7 crore is 25 percent more. Donations to the party from other sources, including donations from individuals, companies and election trusts, totaled Rs 648 crore, up from Rs 648 crore in the previous year. 721.7 crore is less than Rs.

Further, the donation from the Lifetime Support Fund has increased from Rs.19.9 crore in the previous year to Rs. 177.2 crore has been done. In the year 2022-23, interest from banks to BJP is Rs. 237.3 crores, which was Rs. was more than 133.3 crores. In the year 2022-23, 80 percent of the party's expenditure was on election and general campaigning. That is Rs. 1,092 crore was spent while in 2021-22 Rs. 645.8 crore was spent, out of which Rs. 844 crore and for travel Rs. 132 crore was spent.

Compared to BJP, the total amount of donations received by Congress in the year 2022-23 decreased to Rs. 541 crores while its expenditure a year ago was Rs. 400 crore to Rs. 467 crores. In 2022-23, the donation income received by him through election bonds has decreased to Rs. 171 crore, which is 63 percent of the total donations and 38 percent of the total income, which in 2021-22 was Rs. 236 crores. Meanwhile, among the state level parties, the Samajwadi Party through election bonds in the year 2021-22 has raised Rs. 3.2 crore was received while the party did not receive any contribution in the financial year 2022-23. In 2022-23, the South Indian party TDP received Rs. 34 crore was received, which is 10 times more than the previous financial year. According to the audit report of 2022-23 filed by other parties, CPM received a total of Rs. 141.6 crore, you will get Rs. 85.1 crore, BSP Rs. 29.2 crore and NPP Rs. 7.5 crore was donated.