New Delhi: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has emerged because the prime recipient of the electoral bonds scheme, amassing donations exceeding Rs 6,000 crore over the previous 4 years. The funds have been contributed by a wide range of corporates and people, together with Megha Engineering, Future Gaming, and Reliance-affiliated Qwik Supply.
Megha Engineering, a Hyderabad-based agency identified for securing quite a few infrastructure venture contracts, has made a major contribution of Rs 584 crore to the BJP. Other notable donations embrace Rs 395 crore from Qwik Supply and Rs 100 crore from Future Gaming.
The BJP’s funding sources additionally prolong to Keventers Food Park, MKJ Enterprises, and Madanlal Ltd, three corporations sharing the identical tackle in Kolkata, which collectively donated Rs 346 crore. Additionally, Vedanta and Haldia Energy contributed Rs 226 crore and Rs 81 crore respectively.
Interestingly, Vedanta additionally emerged as a considerable donor to the Congress celebration, with contributions amounting to Rs 125 crore. The opposition celebration additionally acquired funds from Western UP Power and Transmission, MKJ Enterprises, and Yashoda Super Speciality Hospitals.
Further, the BJP acquired Rs 80 crore from Western UP Power and Transmission Company, and Rs 42 crore from Welspun. Industrialist Lakshmi Mittal made a private contribution of Rs 35 crore to the BJP, whereas a number of different people donated quantities starting from Rs 10-25 crore.
In an effort to make sure transparency, the Election Commission has launched a brand new knowledge set of electoral bonds. This contains alpha-numeric numbers that may doubtlessly hyperlink the purchasers with the political events that acquired the funds. The ballot panel printed two separate lists of donors and recipients on its web site, following the submission of particulars by the State Bank of India, as mandated by a Supreme Court order.
