The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday made the electoral bonds data public as per the orders of the Supreme Court of India. The data was released after the State Bank of India (SBI) submitted the details to the election body on Tuesday.
Electoral Bonds Top Donors
According to the list published, top donors to political parties include major corporations such as Grasim Industries, Megha Engineering, and Piramal Enterprises. The list also includes Apollo Tyres, Lakshmi Mittal, Edelweiss, PVR, Keventer, Sula Wine, Welspun, and Sun Pharma. Torrent Power, Bharti Airtel, DLF Commercial Developers, and Vedanta Ltd also lead the list of big donors to political parties.
Top 10 Donors On SBI Bonds List
On the list of donors who purchased SBI bonds, Future Gaming And Hotel Services (Lottery Martin), and Megha Engineering And Infrastructure Ltd are the top two donors.
Future Gaming And Hotel Services (Lottery Martin) purchased bonds worth ₹1,368 crore. Megha Engineering And Infrastructure Ltd bought bonds worth ₹980 crore, according to EC sources. However, Livemint could not independently verify the claim.
BJP Gets Maximum Amount Of Funds
Top recipients of funds through electoral bonds are BJP, Congress, AIADMK, BRS, Shiv Sena, TDP, YSR Congress, DMK, JDS, NCP, Trinamool Congress, JDU, RJD, AAP, and SP.
The data reveals the information of donors who have purchased bonds of three denominations, ie ₹1 lakh, ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore – dating back to April 12, 2019.