Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh massive firms had been made to pay hefty donations to the BJP to get massive contracts later, whereas a number of firms had been “forced” to pay up after probe businesses just like the ED, the Income Tax and the CBI had been let unfastened on them.

He cited the instance of Hyderabad-based Aurobindo Pharmaceuticals, claiming it confronted an ED probe after which it bought the electoral bonds.

While the AAP didn’t give a cumulative determine of its donations, the SBI’s information confirmed it had obtained ₹65.45 crore, whereas it’s estimated to have obtained one other ₹3.55 crore after its submitting with the EC, taking its complete to ₹69 crore (PTI)

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday described the electoral bonds as “white collar corruption” of the ruling BJP and said the opposition bloc INDIA will form a secular, federal and inclusive government at the Centre.

The DMK chief said since the opposition named its bloc INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance), the BJP has stopped using the word ‘India’.

“This is fear. PM Modi has started defaming us as corrupt, but electoral bonds proved that BJP is corrupt. It’s white collar corruption of the BJP,” mentioned Stalin. (PTI)

Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh claimed that a number of shell firms have bought electoral bonds price way more than their internet price.

“Since 2018, at least 43 companies that were newly incorporated, in 2018 or later, bought electoral bonds within months of their incorporation.

“Their ‘donations’ amounted to a complete of 384.5 crore. Most of those are seemingly shell firms, arrange with the only objective of constructing electoral bond donations, or different such underhand dealings,” he alleged on X.

Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh Sunday mentioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah had been answerable on the electoral bond “scam”. (PTI)

Electoral Bonds information 2nd checklist LIVE: The Congress on Sunday attacked the federal government for utilizing the SBI electoral bonds scheme to divert black cash to its accounts. 

Congress common secretary Jairam Ramesh mentioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah had been answerable on the electoral bond “scam”.

Electoral Bonds information 2nd checklist LIVE: The Election Commission of India on Sunday launched a contemporary set of knowledge on the usage of electoral bonds to fund political events in India. According to the brand new checklist, of a complete ₹6,986.5 crore donations made to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by electoral bonds, ₹2,555 crore was made through the monetary yr 2019-20. Whereas, the Indian National Congress (INC) redeemed a complete of ₹1,334.35 crore by electoral bonds. (Read full story)

Electoral Bonds information 2nd checklist LIVE: The Bahujan Samaj Party didn’t obtain any donations by the SBI electoral bonds scheme, launched by the Modi authorities years in the past. Apart from BSP, Communist Party of India (CPI), and Communist Party of India (Marxist), have additionally not obtained any donations by the scheme. (Read full story)

Electoral Bonds information 2nd checklist LIVE: The Election Commission of India on Sunday launched the second set of SBI electoral bonds information revealing the donations obtained by political events throughout 2018-19. During the interval, the Bharatiya Janata Party has emerged as the largest donor, adopted by the TMC. (Read full list of parties and their donations.)

Electoral Bonds information 2nd checklist LIVE: In the second checklist of the SBI electoral bonds launched by the Election Commission, Lottery King of India, Santiago Martin, emerged as the largest purchaser of SBI electoral bonds. Martin had purchased a whopping Rs 1,368 crore of the bonds issued between April 2019 and January of this yr, or round 11 per cent of the full electoral bonds bought in 5 years. (Read full story)

Electoral Bonds information 2nd checklist LIVE: Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference mentioned that the get together didn’t obtain any donations by electoral bonds  for the interval from March 2018  to April 2019.  

Electoral Bonds information 2nd checklist LIVE: Andhra Pradesh’s ruling get together YSR Congress redeemed bonds price practically ₹442.8 crore.

Electoral Bonds information 2nd checklist LIVE: According to the second checklist of SBI electoral bonds information launched by the Election Commission on Sunday, March 17, there was no donations made to Asaduddin Owaisi’s  All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen by the scheme.

Electoral Bonds information 2nd checklist LIVE: Unlike Congress, BJP, TMC and AAP, DMK is amongst just a few events who’ve voluntarily disclosed the identification of their donors. Whereas, a lot of the events kept away from disclosing these particulars to the Election Commission.

Electoral Bonds information 2nd checklist LIVE: The Janata Dal (Secular), JDS, obtained a complete of Rs 89.75 crore by Electoral bonds, together with ₹50 crore from Megha Engineering, the second largest purchaser of electoral bonds.

Electoral Bonds information 2nd checklist LIVE: Odisha’s ruling get together, Biju Janata Dal, encashed bonds price ₹944.5 crore adopted by DMK at ₹656.5 crore.

Electoral Bonds information 2nd checklist LIVE: Mamata Banerjee’s get together encashed the second largest quantity of donations earlier than 2019 in line with the information launched by the EC. (Click to read more)

Electoral Bonds information 2nd checklist LIVE: The electoral bonds information launched by the Election Commission is believed to be of  the interval earlier than April 12, 2019. Electoral bond particulars after this date was made public by the ballot panel final week.

Electoral Bonds information 2nd checklist LIVE: Congress redeemed a complete of ₹1,334.35 crore by electoral bonds, in line with EC information.

Electoral Bonds information 2nd checklist LIVE: The sealed cowl information of electoral bonds for the interval March 2018 – April 2019 made public by ECI consists of the donation quantity to the events, however it doesn’t embody the names of the donors. Hence, there isn’t a details about who donated how a lot to the BJP and different events. However, just a few events have voluntarily disclosed the names of their donors.

Electoral Bonds information 2nd checklist LIVE: Trinamool Congress has emerged because the second largest recipient of donations by the SBI electoral bonds scheme. TMC has earned a complete of  ₹1397 crore donations, whereas Ok Chandrashekar Rao’s BRS is the fourth largest recipient after BJP, Trinamool and Congress.

Electoral Bonds information 2nd checklist LIVE: Ok. Chandrashekar Rao’s BRS has emerged because the fourth largest recipient by electoral bonds. The get together has encashed price Rs 1,322 crore.

Electoral bonds information LIVE updates: SP bought ₹14.05 crore by way of electoral bonds, Akali Dal ₹7.26 crore, AIADMK ₹6.05 crore, National Conference ₹50 lakh, says EC information.

According to the newest information launched by EC on electoral bonds, Congress redeemed a complete of ₹1,334.35 crore by electoral bonds

The newest information launched by Election Commission revealed Biju Janata Dal encashed electoral bonds price ₹944.5 crore, whereas YSR Congress bought ₹442.8 crore, TDP ₹181.35 crore. 

According to the newest information launched by EC on electoral bonds, DMK obtained a complete of ₹656.5 crore, together with ₹509 crore from lottery king Santiago Martin’s Future Gaming

Meanwhile, political events like Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Communist Party of India (Marxist) had mentioned that they did not get donations by way of electoral bonds.

The EC launched the information a day after it introduced the schedule for the Lok Sabha elections that may happen in seven phases from April 19 to June 1.

“Data so received from political parties was deposited in the Supreme Court without opening sealed covers. In pursuance of the Supreme Court’s order dated March 15, 2024, the Registry of the Supreme Court has returned physical copies along with a digitized record of the same in a pen drive in sealed cover. The Election Commission of India has today uploaded the data received in the digitized form from the registry of the Supreme Court on electoral bonds on its website,” EC mentioned.