BJP declares highest income for 2021-22; Trinamool’s income sees staggering jump: ADR report

BJP declares highest income for 2021-22; Trinamool’s income sees staggering jump: ADR report

The BJP’s income has more than doubled. File image for representation.  | Photo Credit: AP The Bhartiya Janata Party has shown the highest income of ₹1,917.12 crore during the financial year 2021-22 among eight national parties, according to an analysis by the Association of Democratic Reforms, an NGO working on electoral and political reforms. The … Read more

Gujarat elections | 330 of 1,621 candidates have criminal records; AAP tops with 61, says ADR report

Gujarat elections | 330 of 1,621 candidates have criminal records; AAP tops with 61, says ADR report

Cutouts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal at a Election material related store in Surat, Gujarat on November 19. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji As many as 330 of 1,621 candidates, or around 20%, contesting the next month’s Gujarat Assembly elections have criminal cases registered against them, … Read more

Congress lost highest number of leaders to other parties since 2014, BJP big gainer: Report

Congress lost highest number of leaders to other parties since 2014, BJP big gainer: Report

The Congress has lost the highest number of its electoral candidates as well as MPs and MLAs to other parties in the past seven years with the BJP emerging as the biggest gainer since it came to power at the Centre in 2014, according to a report released on Thursday. A total of 222 electoral … Read more

42% ministers declared criminal cases against them: ADR

42% ministers declared criminal cases against them: ADR

Of the 78 ministers in the Cabinet, 42 per cent have declared criminal cases against them with four having cases related to attempt to murder, according to a report by poll rights group ADR. As many as 15 new cabinet ministers and 28 ministers of state were sworn in on Wednesday, taking the strength of … Read more

31% candidates in Bihar phase 3 polls have declared criminal cases against them: ADR

31% candidates in Bihar phase 3 polls have declared criminal cases against them: ADR

New Delhi: Out of 1,195 candidates contesting in phase-3 of the Bihar assembly elections later this week, 31 per cent have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to a report by poll rights group Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). About 282 or 24 per cent have declared serious criminal cases against themselves. Serious criminal cases … Read more