electoral bonds

[ad_1] Most companies purchasing electoral bonds on multiple occasions did not consistently support a single party, a Mint analysis of the data released by the Election Commission of India showed. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led with over 40 repeat corporate donors demonstrating loyalty, followed by the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) with 16. This analysis defines loyal donors as companies that donated more than once—and each time to…

[ad_1] Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that all major political parties have encashed electoral bonds and nobody has a moral authority to say anything as it was legal and according to law. She also said that in view of the Supreme Court’s judgement against electoral bonds, more debate is needed to come out with a better system for electoral funding. Replying to a question at Times Now…

[ad_1] Electoral bonds worth Rs 9.63 crore expired between April 2019 and January 2024 as no political parties encashed the 130 bonds. (Getty) The fresh Election Commission numbers issued on Thursday show that 18,741 electoral bonds worth over Rs 12,000 crore were purchased and encashed between April 2019 and January 2024 Electoral bonds worth Rs 9.63 crore expired between April 2019 and January 2024 as no political parties encashed…

[ad_1] On March 21, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested in the Delhi excise policy case after he skipped nine summons by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED).  On March 15, K Kavitha, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader and daughter of former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, was also arrested by the ED over her alleged money laundering role in the same case. Follow LIVE UPDATES about Arvind…

[ad_1] Electoral bonds data 2nd list: In a remark directed at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government and referencing the second list of data on electoral bonds released by the Election Commission, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin criticized the electoral bonds as “white-collar corruption” of the ruling BJP. Also Read: Electoral Bonds data 2nd list LIVE “This is fear. PM Modi has started defaming us as corrupt, but…