electoral bonds

State Congress leadership seeks crowdfunding amidst financial strain

The Congress leadership in Kerala is mulling alternatives, including crowdfunding, to raise money to manage its campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls in the state.

AAP claims: Sharath Reddy funneled BJP funds

"Money from companies linked to Sharath Reddy was channeled into the BJP's coffers via Electoral Bonds. Initially, 4.5 crores were transferred, followed by an additional 55 crores post his arrest. I challenge Prime Minister Modi and the ED; now that the money trail in the liquor scandal has been uncovered, they should arrest BJP's National President JP Nadda,"

Amid barbs over bonds, ED arrests ex-Telangana CM’s daughter Kavitha

HYDERABAD/NEW DELHI: Dealing a major blow to the BRS (Bharat Rashtra Samiti) ahead of the elections, Enforcement Directorate on Friday arrested BRS leader K Kavitha, the daughter of former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. The move came barely hours after SBI submitted data on donations received via electoral bonds to various political parties, with […]

Electoral Bonds: BJP got Rs 6060 crore, TMC Rs 1,609 cr & Cong Rs 1421 cr | SBI Data

NEW DELHI: The State Bank of India (SBI) data submitted before the Election Commission of India (ECI) has revealed that the BJP, followed by West Bengal’s regional party Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Congress are the top three receivers of money donated via electoral bonds, among all the parties between 2019 and 2014. The New Indian […]

SC denies SBI request, mandates swift electoral bond disclosure

The apex court has mandated the country's largest bank to submit the information by the close of business hours on March 12, Tuesday. The court has warned of contempt proceedings if the order is not adhered to within the specified timeline.

Contempt petition over SBI’s bond disclosure

The SBI had asked the court to extend the deadline from March 6 to June 30, citing difficulties in processing the data.

Political parties submit electoral bonds after ECI’s second reminder

KOLKATA: In response to the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) recent request for electoral bonds, political parties, including the BJP and Congress, have submitted the required information. An official source from the ECI, during an exclusive conversation with The New Indian, stated that after being reminded on November 14, political parties were urged to submit the details […]

ECI introduces online filing of financial accounts for political parties

The newly introduced web portal allows political parties to file three types of reports: Contribution Report, Audited Annual Account, and Election Expenditure Statements.