N0ew Delhi: The ruling BJP has shown the highest income amongst the political parties at Rs 2,410.08 crore during financial year 2018-19, which forms 65.16 per cent of the total income of six national parties put together. According to analysis of income and expenditure of national political parties for FY 2018-19 by Association for Democratic Reforms […]
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Vijay Rupani government’s performance below average: ADR
New Delhi: Performance of the Vijay Rupani-led Gujarat government is “below average” on most of voter concerns, including employment, drinking water and healthcare, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The election watchdog’s “Gujarat Survey 2018”, released on Friday, says the government also performed “poorly” in providing water for agriculture, farm […]
Charges of murder against 10 MPs: ADR report
New Delhi: As many as 10 members of the outgoing Lok Sabha have declared charges of murder against them while 14 have criminal cases related to attempt to murder, reveals a report by the election watchdog, Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The ADR on Thursday released the report which said that as many as 174 […]
Only 8% women among total candidates, 9% among MPs and MLAs
New Delhi: As many as 4,173 (8 per cent) of total 51,141 candidates including 4,865 MPs and MLAs across the country are women and 440 (9 per cent) of total 4,865 sitting lawmakers are women, said Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) & National Election Watch on Friday. None of the states had more than 10 […]
BJP top grosser, spender in 2018 Karnataka polls: ADR
New Delhi | As much as Rs 356 crore were collected and Rs 170 crore were spent by political parties which contested the May 2018 Karnataka elections. The BJP was the highest grosser with Rs 213 crore and spent nearly Rs 139 crore, also the most. The Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) which is ruling the state […]
Karnataka’s 203 MLAs richest with Rs 111.4 lakh annual income
New Delhi : Of the 224 Karnataka MLAs, 203 have the highest average annual income of Rs 111.4 lakh, followed by Maharashtra’s 256 MLAs (Rs 43.4 lakh), according to an analysis of the affidavits of 3,145 legislators. The findings were released on Monday by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), an NGO that works for […]