BJP spent more in Bengal than Congress did across five state polls: EC filings
Election Commission filings show the BJP spent significantly more on the West Bengal state elections than the Congress party spent across five different state polls combined. The data highlights the massive financial disparity in campaign spending between the two parties in the region.
Why it matters
Financial transparency in Indian elections is a critical issue, and these figures provide insight into the scale of political spending and resource allocation in competitive state races.
The BJP spent ₹286.99 crore on the West Bengal elections alone, more than the ₹248.55 crore the Congress spent across four States and a Union territory that went to polls earlier this year, according to expenditure statements filed with the Election Commission.
Bengal accounted for more than half of the BJP's ₹529.38-crore expenditure on the five elections, the other four being in Assam, Keralam, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. The party spent ₹217.16 crore on general campaigning in Bengal and ₹69.83 crore on candidates.
The BJP ousted the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and came to power for the first time in Bengal. It won 207 of the 293 seats for which results were declared, against 80 for the TMC.
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