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Before Tamil Nadu Poll, MK Stalin Writes To PM On Foreign Funding Bill
In a politically-loaded remark, Stalin noted that the bill is believed to have been held back temporarily due to concerns over electoral repercussions in states like Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam.
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BJP Received 83% Of Tata Group-Backed Trust Funds During 2024 Lok Sabha Polls
In the 2024 Lok Sabha election year, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the dominant beneficiary of the Tata Group-backed Progressive Electoral Trust (PET), receiving Rs 757 crore, accounting for nearly 83% of the trust's total disbursals.
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40 Parties Declared Rs 2,532 Crore Income In Financial Year 23-24: Report
Around 40 regional political parties declared a combined income of Rs 2,532.09 crore in the financial year 2023-"24, with more than 70 per cent of their funds coming through electoral bonds, according to an analysis by a poll rights body.
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Meta To Ban Political Advertisements In EU From October, Cites Legal Issues
Meta Platforms will end political, electoral, social issue advertising on its platform in the European Union in early October because of the legal uncertainties due to EU rules targeting political advertising, the US social media company said.
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No Plans To Bring Law On Electoral Bonds For Political Funding: Centre
There are no plans to bring a law on electoral bonds for funding of political parties, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.
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Congress Very Used To Black Money Funding: Piyush Goyal On Electoral Bonds
Union minister Piyush Goyal told NDTV today that the electoral bonds issue does not figure among the key issues in the general election at all.
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Nitin Gadkari Reveals "Main Intention" Behind Electoral Bonds, Recalls Meeting Arun Jaitley
Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said it was not possible to run a political party without funds, and added that the Centre had thus introduced the electoral bonds scheme, now struck down as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
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Drop Box To Anonymous Post, Parties Explain How They Got Electoral Bonds
Several political parties declined to share details of electoral bond donors citing various legal provisions, while others said they received the funding instruments through "drop box" or by post without any name.
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Supreme Court Petition Seeks Details Of Poll Bonds Sold From 2018 To 2019
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking disclosure of details of electoral bonds sold from March 1, 2018, to April 11, 2019, saying voters are entitled to know funding to political parties for the entire period since start of the scheme.
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BJP Received Rs 6,986 Crore Through Poll Bonds, Highest Among All Parties
The BJP received the maximum funds through these bonds at Rs 6,986.5 crore since they were introduced in 2018, followed by West Bengal's ruling party Trinamool Congress (Rs 1,397 crore), Congress (Rs 1,334 crore) and BRS (Rs 1,322 crore).
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Before Tamil Nadu Poll, MK Stalin Writes To PM On Foreign Funding Bill
In a politically-loaded remark, Stalin noted that the bill is believed to have been held back temporarily due to concerns over electoral repercussions in states like Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam.
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BJP Received 83% Of Tata Group-Backed Trust Funds During 2024 Lok Sabha Polls
In the 2024 Lok Sabha election year, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the dominant beneficiary of the Tata Group-backed Progressive Electoral Trust (PET), receiving Rs 757 crore, accounting for nearly 83% of the trust's total disbursals.
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40 Parties Declared Rs 2,532 Crore Income In Financial Year 23-24: Report
Around 40 regional political parties declared a combined income of Rs 2,532.09 crore in the financial year 2023-"24, with more than 70 per cent of their funds coming through electoral bonds, according to an analysis by a poll rights body.
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Meta To Ban Political Advertisements In EU From October, Cites Legal Issues
Meta Platforms will end political, electoral, social issue advertising on its platform in the European Union in early October because of the legal uncertainties due to EU rules targeting political advertising, the US social media company said.
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No Plans To Bring Law On Electoral Bonds For Political Funding: Centre
There are no plans to bring a law on electoral bonds for funding of political parties, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.
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Congress Very Used To Black Money Funding: Piyush Goyal On Electoral Bonds
Union minister Piyush Goyal told NDTV today that the electoral bonds issue does not figure among the key issues in the general election at all.
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Nitin Gadkari Reveals "Main Intention" Behind Electoral Bonds, Recalls Meeting Arun Jaitley
Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said it was not possible to run a political party without funds, and added that the Centre had thus introduced the electoral bonds scheme, now struck down as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
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Drop Box To Anonymous Post, Parties Explain How They Got Electoral Bonds
Several political parties declined to share details of electoral bond donors citing various legal provisions, while others said they received the funding instruments through "drop box" or by post without any name.
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Supreme Court Petition Seeks Details Of Poll Bonds Sold From 2018 To 2019
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking disclosure of details of electoral bonds sold from March 1, 2018, to April 11, 2019, saying voters are entitled to know funding to political parties for the entire period since start of the scheme.
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BJP Received Rs 6,986 Crore Through Poll Bonds, Highest Among All Parties
The BJP received the maximum funds through these bonds at Rs 6,986.5 crore since they were introduced in 2018, followed by West Bengal's ruling party Trinamool Congress (Rs 1,397 crore), Congress (Rs 1,334 crore) and BRS (Rs 1,322 crore).
