Electoral trusts received Rs 3,826.34 crore in contributions in FY25 and disbursed it to political parties, with the BJP receiving more than 82 per cent of the funds, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said on Friday. In its latest report analysing contribution documents submitted to the Election Commission (EC), the NGO said 10 of the 20 registered electoral trusts declared receiving donations during FY25, while five did not have their reports available on the poll panel’s website even three months after the deadline. According to the ADR, a total of Rs 3,826.34 crore was received from corporations and individuals during the financial year and Rs 3,826.35 crore distributed to various political parties, in keeping with rules that mandate trusts to disburse at least 95 per cent of contributions received in a year. The ruling BJP received Rs 3,157.65 crore, accounting for 82.52 per cent of the total funds distributed by the electoral trusts. The Indian National Congress (INC) received Rs 298.78 crore or 7.81 per cent, while the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) got Rs 102 crore (2.67 per cent). Nineteen other parties together received Rs 267.9178 crore.
