Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:43am on 17 Mar 2024,Sunday Politics
The Election Commission disclosed fresh data on electoral bonds, revealing DMK's receipt of ₹509 crore from Santiago Martin's Future Gaming company. Tamil Nadu's ruling party, among others, disclosed donor identities, with Megha Engineering contributing ₹105 crore, India Cements ₹14 crore, and Sun TV ₹100 crore. Congress redeemed ₹1,334.35 crore, while BJP encashed ₹6,986.5 crore, with Odisha's BJD and YSR Congress also cashing significant amounts. Trinamool Congress topped recipient donations at ₹1397 crore, followed by K Chandrashekar Rao's BRS at ₹1322 crore. The Supreme Court's recent ruling deemed the electoral bonds scheme unconstitutional.
