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The Election Commission of India has uploaded the data on Electoral Bonds provided by the State Bank of India on March 21. Of the two documents uploaded by ECI one has links of the donors to the unique alphanumeric bond number while the other one provides information about the political party that has encashed the bond. So who were the top donors and to which party, watch more for all those details.
Bharatiya Janata Party was the biggest beneficiary with over Rs 314 crore in donations, India National Congress received about Rs 98 crore. BRS got over Rs 90 crore and TMC received Rs 41 crore.
The AAP had asked the ED on Saturday to file a case against the BJP, alleging that the saffron party received crores of rupees from an accused in the alleged Delhi excise policy scam through electoral bonds.
INDIA bloc won’t be able to show face when their list of donors are revealed, says Shah.
The Election Commission of India released additional data received from political parties on electoral bonds. Political parties had submitted this data to EC in sealed covers as directed by the Supreme Court. These details pertain to bonds bought before April 12, 2019. So, how much money did BJP, DMK and other parties make from electoral bonds? Watch to find out.
Political parties such as BJP, TMC and the Congress are yet to disclose the names of their donors
The CMD of SBI has been asked to reveal details of electoral bonds from April 2019 till date.
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DLF, a prominent player in the real estate sector, emerged as the top donor with a contribution of Rs 180 crore, including donations from subsidiaries
Keventer Food Park Infra donated Rs 195 crore through electoral bonds; Madanlal Ltd donated Rs 185.5 crore; MKJ Enterprises – Rs 192.4 crore and Sasmal Infrastructure – Rs 44 crore, as per the data released by the Election Commission
Santiago Martin’s company Future Gaming and Hotel Services bought electoral bonds worth Rs 1,300 crore between 2019 and 2024.
There are many cases of companies that have donated electoral bonds, and immediately afterwards gotten huge benefits from the government, says the Congress leader.
Sibal said the SBI knows that elections are in April-May and throughout the period after the election is announced, it would be a subject matter of public debate if the details of the electoral bonds are made public.
The Election Commission on March 15 released details of the electoral bonds data received from the State Bank of India.
Electoral Bonds Scheme Verdict: The electoral bonds scheme was notified by the Centre on January 2, 2018, as an alternative to cash donations made to political parties to bring transparency in political funding.
In a move to promote cashless society or digitization, the concept of electoral bonds was introduced in the Union Budget 2017. The main aim was to curb use of black money and keep a check on “under-the-table cash transactions”