BJP received 72% of donations made by electoral trusts in 2021-’22, shows ADR report

This is the fifth year the Bharatiya Janata Party has garnered the highest donations made by these trusts to political parties.

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· Dec 29, 2022 · 08:19 pm

Centre allows sale of electoral bonds from December 5 to December 12

The sale coincides with the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections scheduled on Monday.

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· Dec 04, 2022 · 03:04 pm

Highest amount of electoral bonds sold in Mumbai, most encashed in Delhi, shows RTI reply

Since launch of the scheme in 2018, electoral bonds worth more than Rs 10,791 crore have been sold.

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· Nov 29, 2022 · 11:50 am

SC to hear plea against additional 15-day sale window of electoral bonds on December 6

The judges refused to hear the fresh plea on an urgent basis and said it will be taken up with other pending petitions challenging the scheme.

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· Nov 22, 2022 · 05:19 pm

Electoral bonds: SC to hear plea challenging additional 15-day sale window

Last week, the Centre notified the amendment and utilised the window for sale of bonds ahead of the Assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.

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· Nov 14, 2022 · 12:48 pm

Centre amends electoral bonds scheme to open fresh sale window ahead of Gujarat, Himachal polls

The change in rules now allows the Centre to announce an extra 15 days of sale in years when elections are due in states and Union Territories.

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· Nov 08, 2022 · 12:52 pm

Electoral bonds scheme is absolutely transparent mode of political funding, Centre tells SC

The Supreme Court said it would examine on December 6 whether the pleas challenging laws permitting this method of funding should be referred to a larger bench.

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· Oct 14, 2022 · 06:48 pm

Electoral bonds case: SC to hear petition challenging scheme on September 19

In the last hearing, the court had dismissed an application by Association for Democratic Reforms demanding that any fresh sale of electoral bonds be stayed.

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· Sep 16, 2022 · 08:15 am

Electoral bonds sale crosses Rs 10,000-crore mark in July amid concerns about transparency: Report

No one is required to declare their purchase of these interest-free financial instruments and political parties do not need to show the source of the money.

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· Aug 01, 2022 · 11:39 am

BJP got nearly 75% of donations to political parties in 2020-2021, shows Election Commission data

The Hindutva party garnered donations of over Rs 477 crore, while the Congress received Rs 74 crore.

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· Jun 01, 2022 · 11:25 am

Electoral bonds: Supreme Court agrees to hear petitions challenging scheme

The Association for Democratic Reforms has challenged laws that enable funding of political parties through the government’s electoral bonds scheme.

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· Apr 05, 2022 · 05:21 pm

Electoral bonds worth Rs 1,213 crore sold in January, highest ever before state elections: Report

The State Bank of India provided the information in response to a Right to Information query filed by an activist.

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· Feb 03, 2022 · 10:35 am