Congress donations fall nearly 75%, sharpest decline in a decade
Congress had received ₹517.39 crore in such contributions in 2024-25, according to its 2024-25 contribution report submitted to the Election Commission of India
The Congress party's receipts from donations above Rs 20,000 plunged nearly 75 per cent to Rs 130.69 crore in 2025-26, the steepest annual fall in such contributions in a decade, an analysis of the party's filings with the Election Commission shows. The party had received Rs 517.39 crore in such contributions in 2024-25, according to its 2024-25 contribution report submitted to the commission. A comparison with the preceding 12 financial years shows that the last steeper fall was in 2015-16, wh…

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The Congress party's receipts from donations above Rs 20,000 plunged nearly 75 per cent to Rs 130.69 crore in 2025-26, the steepest annual fall in such contributions in a decade, an analysis of the party's filings with the Election Commission shows. The party had received Rs 517.39 crore in such contributions in 2024-25, according to its 2024-25 contribution report submitted to the commission. A comparison with the preceding 12 financial years shows that the last steeper fall was in 2015-16, wh…