NEW DELHI: The total income of 32 regional political parties in 2016-17 was Rs 321 crore with the Samajwadi Party (SP) getting the highest at Rs 82.7 crore, says a report by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR).
These regional parties declared a total expenditure of Rs 435.48 crore during the year, ADR added in the report. Of these 32 parties, 17 showed Rs 114.45 crore collectively as unspent income.
“SP reported having the highest income of Rs 82.76 crore, which forms over 25% of the total income of all 32 regional parties, followed by TDP (Telugu Desam Party) with an income of Rs 72.92 crore and AIADMK Rs 48.88 crore,” the think tank said.
The total income of the top three regional parties – SP, TDP, AIADMK – amounted to Rs 204.5 crore or 63.7% of overall receipts of 32 regional parties put together.
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