Bharatiya Janata Party accounted for almost 70% of the total assets declared to the Election Commission of India (ECI) by seven national parties in 2019-2020, according to Association for Democratic Reform (ADR) data.
Out of the total assets worth ₹6,988.57 crore declared by seven national parties, the saffron party declared ₹4,847.78 crore or 69.37%.
The other parties are Bahujan Samaj Party (₹698.33 crore), Congress (₹588.16 crore), Communist Party of India (Marxist) (₹569.519 crore), All-India Trinamool Congress (₹247.78 crore), Communist Party of India (₹29.78 crore) and Nationalist Congress Party (₹8.20 crore).
The BJP’s share of the total assets of the seven parties increased from 54.29% in 2018-2019, according to ADR’s analysis in 2021.
Regarding liabilities, national parties declared total liabilities of ₹74.27 crore, of which Congress accounted for ₹49.55 crore. Congress remained as the party with the most liabilities.
| Political Party | Assets declared by National Parties – FY 2019-20 (in Rs crores) | ||||||
| FDR/Deposits (Only Banks) | Fixed Assets | Others Assets | Loans and Advance | TDS & TCS | Investments | Total Assets | |
| BJP | 3253.00 | 716.67 | 257.41 | 590.186 | 30.513 | – | Rs 4847.78 cr |
| BSP | 618.86 | 31.22 | 32.31 | 0.318 | 15.622 | – | Rs 698.33 cr |
| INC | 240.90 | 215.72 | 69.652 | 57.49 | 2.000 | 2.398 | Rs 588.16 cr |
| CPM | 199.566 | 119.42 | 178.453 | 72.08 | 0 | – | Rs 569.519 cr |
| AITC | 1.259 | 3.66 | 241.389 | 0.993 | 0.019 | * | Rs 247.78 cr |
| CPI | 15.634 | 2.868 | 1.12 | 9.394 | 0.105 | 0.139 | Rs 29.78 cr |
| NCP | 1.864 | 4.42 | 1.456 | 0.41 | 0.05 | – | Rs 8.20 cr |
| Total | Rs 4331.08 cr | Rs 1093.98 cr | Rs 781.79 cr | Rs 730.87 cr | Rs 48.31 cr | Rs 2.54 cr | Rs 6988.57 cr |
The report was released on Friday.
The ADR report also talks about the regional parties. According to ADR report, 44 regional parties declared assets worth ₹2,129.38 crore, with the Samajwadi Party being at the top of the list with ₹563.47 crore.
Other regional parties are Telangana Rashtra Samithi with ₹301.47 crore and the AIADMK with ₹267.61 crore.
Among the top 10, the Shiv Sena had assets worth ₹185.90 crore, the DMK declared ₹184.24 crore in assets and the Janata Dal (United) had ₹45.094 crore.
| Political Party | Assets declared by top 10 Regional Parties – FY 2019-20 (in Rs crores) | ||||||
| FDR/Deposits (Only Banks) | Fixed Assets | Others Assets | Loans and Advance | TDS & TCS | Investments | Total Assets | |
| SP | 434.219 | 86.39 | 28.551 | 14.31 | – | – | Rs 563.47 cr |
| TRS | 256.01 | 21.27 | 21.68 | 0.4 | 2.11 | – | Rs 301.47 cr |
| AIADMK | 246.90 | 13.316 | 6.176 | 1.11 | 0.108 | – | Rs 267.61 cr |
| TDP | 86.97 | 79.74 | 8.17 | 13.31 | – | – | Rs 188.19 cr |
| Shivsena | 148.46 | 2.90 | 31.32 | 2.126 | 1.094 | * | Rs 185.90 cr |
| DMK | 162.425 | 18.348 | 2.386 | 0.728 | 0.353 | * | Rs 184.24 cr |
| YSR-C | 135 | 0.127 | 7.562 | 0.005 | 0.906 | Rs 143.60 cr | |
| BJD | 118.425 | 1.472 | 6.223 | 2.6235 | 0.0085 | – | Rs 128.752 cr |
| JDU | 41.9484 | 2.516 | 0.5466 | 0.0532 | 0.0298 | – | Rs 45.094 cr |
| RLD | 2.856 | 6.527 | 2.176 | 0.375 | 0.035 | 8.42 | Rs 20.389 cr |
| 34 Other Parties | 6.296 | 37.284 | 49.99 | 6.599 | 0.496 | 0.0001 | Rs 100.665 cr |
| Total | Rs 1639.51 cr | Rs 269.89 cr | Rs 164.78 cr | Rs 41.64 cr | Rs 5.14 cr | Rs 8.42 cr | Rs 2129.38 cr |
