New Delhi, Oct 10 (UNI) Regional political parties declared an income of Rs 877.957 crore for the financial year 2019-20, and 50.97 per cent of their income came through Electoral Bonds, a report said. More than half of the total income declared belonged to five political parties with the Telangana Rashtra Samithi in the lead.
An analysis of income received by 42 regional political parties by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said under voluntary contributions, political parties collected 50.97 per cent or Rs 447.498 crore of their income from donations through Electoral Bonds. Other donations and contributions amounted to Rs 228.828 crore, which is 26.06 per cent of the total declared income.
Only 14 of the 42 Regional Parties that were analysed declared donations through Electoral Bonds.