The New Indian Express ·
BJP got Rs 1,473 cr during last 5 state polls, over 7 times Congress' take: EC data
The BJP received nearly Rs 1,473 crore at its central headquarters alone during the last five state assembly elections, more than seven times the Rs 207 crore in net receipts reported by the Congress across its central and state units, according to expenditure statements filed with the Election Commission (EC).
The Congress, whose consolidated expenditure report for Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry was made public earlier, reported net receipts of Rs 207.17 crore and expenditure of Rs 248.55 crore during the March 15-May 6 election period.
The BJP's Rs 1,472.8-crore figure, by contrast, represents receipts at its central headquarters alone during the same period, according to its expenditure statements made public by the EC.
