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Tuesday, April 14, 2026
TopicElectoral trusts

Topic: electoral trusts

Electoral trusts default route again for corporate political funding. How they’re different from bonds

As of FY25, 19 electoral trusts were registered; 13 had filed reports by December 2025, nine made substantial donations, and four reported nil contributions.

Political donation windfall: LJP up from 11 lakh to 11 crore, TMC sees 2,766% jump, BJP report pending

Contributions to Congress increased from around Rs 280 cr last year to around Rs 509 cr in 2024-2025, a jump of 81.7%. This is first full year after electoral bonds scheme was struck down by SC.

Now we know who is behind the massive funding gap between BJP and Congress: the corporates

BJP’s rise in capturing more than 80 per cent of total donations and Congress’s decline are linked to how they tapped corporate money.

Prudent is India’s biggest political funding trust and it’s backed by Bharti Enterprises

Prudent, earlier known as Satya, drew in Rs 283.73 crore in corporate donations in 2016-17, and contributed over Rs 252 crore of it to the BJP alone.

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