Eight recognized national parties have declared total income of Rs 3289.34 crore collected from all the places India In the financial year 2021-22, the BJP accounts for more than half, according to a leading NGO working for electoral reforms.

The Trinamool Congress has declared the second highest income of Rs 545.745 crore, which is 16.59 per cent of the total income of the eight national parties, the Association for Democratic Reforms said on Wednesday. Election commission.

The BJP declared a total income of Rs 1917.12 crore during 2021-22 and spent Rs 854.467 crore or 44.57 per cent of it. The total income of the Congress was Rs 541.275 crore, while it spent Rs 400.414 crore or 73.98 per cent of its income.

The eight parties that have been given national status by the Election Commission are Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Indian National Congress (INC), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Communist Party of India (CPI), Indian Communist Party included. of India (Marxist) (CPI-M), All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) and National People’s Party (NPEP).

The ADR said the TMC spent Rs 268.337 crore, which was 49.17 per cent of its total income.

Four of the eight national parties—BJP, TMC, Congress and NCP—collected 55.09 per cent or Rs 1811.9425 crore of their total income through electoral bonds for the financial year 2021-22.

BJP received Rs 1033.70 crore, TMC Rs 528.143 crore, Congress Rs 236.0995 crore and NCP Rs 14 crore as electoral bonds.

According to data shared by SBI in response to ADR’s RTI application, electoral bonds worth Rs 2673.0525 crore were encashed by parties in the financial year 2021-22, of which 67.79 per cent was encashed by national parties.

“Given the anonymity provided to the donors by the scheme, it is observed that electoral bonds have emerged as the most popular mode of donation to national political parties for the financial year 2020-21 as well,” the ADR said.

The BJP’s income between FY 2020-21 to 2021-22 increased by 154.82 percent or Rs 1164.783 crore from Rs 752.337 crore in FY 2020-21 to Rs 1917.12 crore in 2021-22.

TMC’s income increased by 633.36 per cent (Rs 471.328 crore) from Rs 74.417 crore during FY 2020-21 to Rs 545.745 crore during FY 2021-22.

The income of Congress increased by 89.41 per cent or Rs 255.51 crore from Rs 285.765 crore during FY 2020-21 to Rs 541.275 crore during FY 2021-22.

National parties with highest income from donations or contributions are BJP – Rs 1775.43 crore, TMC – Rs 582.523 crore, Congress – Rs 347.996 crore, NCP – Rs 71.956 crore, CPI(M) – Rs 65.878 crore and NPEP – Rs 43 Are included. Lakh.

The due date for submission of annual audited accounts for the parties to the EC was October 31, 2022.

“Only BSP and NPEP submitted their audit reports on time whereas NCP, AITC, CPI(M), CPI, BJP, INC and INC submitted their audit reports with a delay of 2 days, 2 days, 3 days, 21 days, 53 days and 55 days respectively. Submitted later. it said.