PATNA: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s social gathering JD(U), an ally of the BJP-led NDA, obtained Rs 60.15 crore in donations within the pandemic-hit 2020-21 monetary year-the highest among the many nation’s 54 regional events. DMK (Rs 33.99 crore) and AAP (Rs 11.32 crore) had been second and third, the Affiliation for Democratic Reforms (ADR) stated in a report.
Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) declared web donations of Rs 4.16 crore and Rs 4.15 crore. These 5 regional events had cornered the lion’s share of the donations.
The ADR report revealed that Rs 95.45 crore got here to the regional events in 207 donations from the company/enterprise sector, whereas 2,569 particular person donors gave Rs 25.57 crore. JD(U) declared 58 donations (Rs 59.24 crore from the company/enterprise sector and over Rs 90 lakh from 272 particular person donors).
The report relies on donations declared by regional political events in 2020-21 to the election fee (EC). Underneath Part 29C (1) of the Illustration of Individuals’s Act, 1951, political events are required to arrange a report with particulars of contributions in extra of Rs 20,000 from any particular person in a monetary yr to get 100% tax exemption.
The donation reviews of Bihar’s different regional events like RJD, RLSP (now merged with JD-U) and LJP weren’t accessible on the EC web site, the ADR stated.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-the social gathering in workplace in Jharkhand-as effectively as NDPP, Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam and Rashtriya Loktantrik Social gathering (RLTP) have but to declare the quantity of donations they acquired.
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