The total assets declared by the eight national parties increased to Rs 8,829.158 crore during financial year 2021-22, of which the highest assets were declared by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Rs 6,046.81 crore dur- ing FY 2021-22, a report said on Monday.

The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), in its report said that the total assets declared by the eight national parties during FY 2020-21 amounted to Rs 7,297.61 crore which increased to Rs 8,829.15 crore during FY 2021-22.

The report stated that during 2020-21, the declared assets of BJP totalled Rs 4,990.19 crore which increased by 21.17 per cent to Rs 6,046.81 crore during FY 2021-22.

The report further said that for 2020-21, the declared assets of Congress totalled Rs 691.11 crore which increased by 16.58 per cent to Rs 805.68 crore during 2021-22.

The report also pointed out that the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is the only national party to show a decrease in its annual declared assets. “The total assets of BSP between FY 2020-21 and 2021-22 decreased by 5.74 per cent from Rs 732.79 crore to Rs 690.71 crore,” the report said.

The report highlighted that the Trinamool Congress wit- nessed the massive growth in its asset during 2021-22. “The total assets of Trinamool Congress increased from Rs 182.001 crore during FY 2020- 21 to Rs 458.10 crore, an increase of 151.70 per cent,” the report said.