Politics · India
Large Donations to Six Gujarat Parties Surpass National Parties Except BJP
A BBC investigation reported that six Gujarat-based political outfits received donations that together exceeded the total contributions to all national parties except the Bharatiya Janata Party. The amount of donations reported varies, with some outlets citing roughly Rs 1,500 crore and others citing about Rs 5,500 crore. The six outfits are described by several reports as “dummy parties” that fielded only 15 candidates in the recent Lok Sabha election. The investigation noted that the bulk of the funds were raised from corporate and individual donors, though the specific sources were not detailed in the coverage. No government or election authority response was reported in the articles.
How outlets across the spectrum covered it
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- Left (4): National Herald, Satya Hindi, Scroll.in, The Telegraph (India)
- Centre (1): Dainik Bhaskar