Corporate Donations

BJP, Congress accepted foreign funding too, Vedanta top donor

Even as the Congress and BJP have repeatedly cried foul over foreign funds received by the Aam Aadmi Party, the two accepted combined foreign funds worth Rs 29.2 crore, says a study by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR).<br /><br />

Corporate donations: BJP makes bigger killing than Cong

The five national parties-the Congress, BJP, Nationalist Congress Party, CPI and the CPM- got Rs 378.89 crore during the period from corporates while the sixth national party, Bahujan Samaj Party, claimed that it received no voluntary contribution above Rs 20,000 from any donor during the period.<br /><br />

Political parties in India won't divulge details of donations

Notwithstanding their obligation to submit details of donations received above Rs.20,000, national political parties did not furnish details of 703 donors contributing Rs.11.14 crore in the 2012-13 financial year, an ADR report said.