Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) received Rs 692.609 crore between FY 2016-17 and 2021-22, which is the highest among all political parties, a report of the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) said.

“Between FY 2016-17 and 2021-22, BJD declared the highest total donations worth Rs 692.609 cr followed by TRS (Rs 476.893 cr), DMK (Rs 475.73 cr) and YSR-Congress (Rs 456.206 cr),” the ADR report said.

More than 89.81% of BJD’s total donations came from Electoral Bonds worth Rs 622 crore, as per the report.

BJD is also among the political parties that declared receiving maximum direct corporate donations during this period.

Among regional parties, BJD declared the highest donations from the top 10 corporate donors amounting to Rs 67.286 crore, the report added.