BJP Receives 83% of Tata Group-Backed Electoral Trust Funding During 2024 Lok Sabha Elections

Dec 03, 2025 04:39 pm CST

During the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP received Rs 757 crore (83%) of the total Rs 914 crore distributed by the Tata Group-backed Progressive Electoral Trust to 10 political parties. Meanwhile, Congress received just 8.4% (Rs 77.3 crore), highlighting the significant shift in political funding through electoral trusts following the Supreme Court's ban on electoral bonds.