The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party got 10 times more donations than the combined amount received by all other national parties in the financial year 2024-’25, the non-governmental organisation Association of Democratic Reforms said in a report on Thursday.

The BJP received more than Rs 6,074 crore from 5,522 donations, followed by the Congress, which received Rs 517.3 crores from 2,501 donations.

The Association of Democratic Reforms analysed all donations above Rs 20,000 received by national parties in the financial year 2024-’25.

In the report released on Thursday, the organisation said that there was a 161% surge in donations to national parties in 2024-’25 as compared to the previous year, rising by Rs 4,104.2 crore

The Aam Aadmi Party, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the National People’s Party together received more than Rs 6,648 crore from 11,343 contributions, said the report.

The Bahujan Samaj Party declared that, like the last 19 years, it had not received any donations above Rs 20,000.

The AAP said that it received Rs 38.1 crore, which marked a 244% hike from the last financial year. The CPI(M) received Rs 16.9 crore, which marked a 122% hike, and the National People’s Party got Rs 2 crore, 1,313% higher than the previous financial year.

While the BJP’s collections jumped by 171%, the Congress’ donations increased by 84%.

The highest donations came from corporates, accounting for Rs 6,128.7 crore, or 92.18% of the total contributions. On the other hand, individuals contributed Rs 505.6 crore, making up 7.61% of the total.

The Prudent Electoral Trust was the top donor, sending a total of Rs 2,413.4 crore to the BJP, the Congress and AAP combined.

The trust donated Rs 2180.7 crore to the BJP, or 35.9% of the total funds received by the party. The Congress got Rs 216.3 crore, or 41.8% of the total, from the trust, while AAP received Rs 16.4 crore, or 43.08% of the total.