New Delhi: BJP income in 2019-20 jumped nearly 50% to Rs 3,623 Crore from RS 2,410 Crore in 2018-19, while the total expenditure rose 64% to RS 1,651 Crore from Rs 1,005 Crore during the same period.
According to the BJP annual audit report for 2019-20 was issued by the Election Election Commission on Monday, the powerful party received Rs 2,555 Crore from the electoral bonds in 2019-20, an increase of 76% over RS 1,450 Crore income through this route on the route 2018-19.
BJP’s total election expenditure in 2019-20, the election year, stood at Rs 1,352.92 Crore, up from almost Rs 792.4 Crore in 2018-19.
The ruling party income in 2019-20 was almost 5.3 times out of the total Congress quarter of RS 682 Crore that year, and expenditure was 1.6 times from the total expenditure of the main opposition party RS 998 Crore in the same year.
Interestingly, BJP revenue in 2019-20 is more than three times the combined income of six other national parties, namely, Congress, TMC, NCP, BSP and CPI.
Sharp with a 50% increase in BJP revenue between 2019-20 and 2018-19, Congress income registered a 25% decline to RS 682 Crore from RS 998 Crore in the appropriate period.
From RS 3.623-Crore Total receipts stated by BJP for 2019-20, Rs 2,555 Crore comes from electoral bonds.
The total contribution received by BJP is at RS 844 Crore, where RS 291 Crore comes from individuals, RS 238 Crore from companies and organizations, RS 281 Crore from the Institute and Welfare Agency and RS 33 Crore from ‘Other People’.
The contribution from Morchas was at Rs 5 Crore and from the meeting at RS 34 Lakh.
The application fee is taken by BJP RS 28 Lakh, a delegation costs almost Rs 1.3 Crore and membership fees RS 20.1 Crore.
BJP spends more than Rs 400 Crore on advertisements, up from Rs 229 Crore in 2018-19.
Expenditures for electronic media publicity amounted to RS 249 Crore and in RS 47.4 Crore print media, up from RS 171.3 Crore and RS 20.3 Crore each.
The party also spent Rs 250.5 Crore on air travel by leaders and candidates, up from RS 20.63 Crore in 2018-19.
Higher costs on advertising and air travel can be explained by the fact that 2019-20 is also the year of LS election.
Financial assistance expanded by the party to the candidates was almost RS 198.3 Crore in 2019-20, up from the rs of around 60.4 crore years before that.
For 2019-20, the total income of Congress at RS 682 Crore, TMC at Rs 143.7 Crore, CPM at Rs 158.6 Crore, BSP at Rs 58.3 Crore, NCP at 85.6 Crore and CPI at RS 6, 6 Crore.
BJP income at FY20 rose 50%, more than five times Congress’
