Highlights

  • Election Commission made this year's report on election campaigns public
  • BJP has spent Rs 240 crores while Congress gas spend Rs 194 crores
  • The amount was spent on assembly elections held in five states

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BJP spent Rs 340 crore in poll campaign for five states: details inside

The election Commission report revealed that the ruling BJP party spend a whooping amount of Rs 340 crore, while congress spared 194 crores for its campaigning in these states.

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      The Bharatiya Janata Party spent over Rs 340 crore in the assembly polls in five states held earlier this year, while the Congress shelled out more than Rs 194 crore for its campaigning in these states, according to the election expenditure reports of the two parties.

      According to the report filed by the BJP and put in public domain by the Election Commission, the party spent more than Rs 340 crore on its campaigns for the Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab assembly elections held early this year.

      The BJP's spending report showed that it spent over Rs 221 crore in Uttar Pradesh, over Rs 23 crore in Manipur, Rs 43.67 crore in Uttarakhand, more than Rs 36, crore in Punjab and Rs 19 crore in Goa.

      As per the report filed by Congress, the party has spent over Rs 194 crore for campaigning and related expenditure in the five states.

      The BJP and Congress are recognized national parties.

      Also watch: MCD polls: Delhi BJP gears up; asks office bearers to get ready for December

      Parties contesting Lok Sabha and assembly polls are mandated to file their election expenditure reports before the EC in a stipulated time frame.

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