A report next year may throw some light on the Rs 6,000-crore spent on electoral bonds so far

While 23.5% of the bonds purchased in 2018-’19 have been accounted for, the BJP and Congress are yet to release their audit reports.

Bharath Kancharla

· Dec 03, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Mumbai and Kolkata account for over 50% of electoral bonds sold, shows RTI response

The total value of electoral bonds sold in 12 phases between March 2018 and this October was Rs 6,128 crore.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 19, 2019 · 01:04 pm

Electoral bonds worth Rs 1,716 crore already sold this year, Rs 1,057 crore in 2018: RTI

The bank issued electoral bonds in January and March this year.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 01, 2019 · 02:51 pm

In charts: Who funds India’s political parties?

The lack of transparency in political funding is a cause for concern and electoral bonds have made it worse.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Feb 05, 2019 · 07:00 am

Aam Aadmi Party says it will no longer publish a list of its donors on website

AAP’s Delhi convener Gopal Rai said donors have alleged that they were harassed by members of the Opposition parties just before elections.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 14, 2018 · 03:01 pm

Electoral bonds of Rs 1,000 and Rs 10,000 denominations remained unsold in July, says report

So far, the Rs 10 lakh and Rs 1 crore denominations are the most popular, accounting for 99.9% of the total value of electoral bonds purchased.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 23, 2018 · 07:25 pm

As electoral bonds go on sale again, their popularity may lie in absence of transparency around them

The public will have little idea about where the money is coming from or which political party it is going.

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Apr 02, 2018 · 06:30 am

Electoral bonds worth Rs 222 crore sold in first nine days of issue, says Centre

In contrast, a report had showed in January that Rs 325 crore were donated to political parties in the entire 2016-’17 financial year.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 16, 2018 · 03:39 pm

The fine print: Groups of individuals, NGOs can buy electoral bonds without public disclosure

The scheme could help entities route black money to political parties through shell companies, experts fear.

Nitin Sethi

· Jan 04, 2018 · 03:32 pm