BJP’s Bengal campaign spending exceeded Congress total across five polls
Election Commission filings cited by The Hindu show the BJP spent ₹529.38 crore across elections in West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. West Bengal accounted for more than half of that amount, including ₹217.16 crore on general campaigning and ₹69.83 crore on candidates.
The Bharatiya Janata Party spent ₹529.38 crore across five state elections, according to expenditure details filed with the Election Commission and reported by The Hindu. The elections covered West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. More than half of the party’s reported spending was allocated to West Bengal.
The filings show that the BJP spent ₹217.16 crore on general campaigning in West Bengal. A further ₹69.83 crore was spent on candidates in the state. The figures form part of the party’s expenditure across the five contests.
The source material says the BJP’s spending exceeded the total amount spent by the Congress across the same five elections, though it does not provide the Congress’s exact figure. The filings distinguish between spending on general campaigning and expenditure connected with candidates. No further breakdown of the BJP’s spending in the other four states was provided in the available material.
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