Kerala BJP leader P.C. George makes a U-turn in election funds misappropriation allegation
BJP leader P.C. George retracted allegations of election fund misappropriation after party leadership presented him with financial accounts. He had previously claimed that millions were misused during the Poonjar Assembly constituency campaign.
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Internal party disputes regarding campaign financing often impact political stability and public perception of party transparency.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader P.C. George who made an election funds misuse allegation has made a U-turn. He had said that a large portion of the election funds had been misappropriated, but withdrew the charge later.
A video of Mr. George’s speech at a BJP meeting in July, 2026 has now surfaced, in which he claimed that funds allocated for the BJP’s election campaign in the Poonjar Assembly constituency had been misappropriated. According to Mr. George, he was given an expenditure statement showing that ₹4.45 crore had been spent on the election campaign. However, when he contacted several people whose names figured on the list, they told him they had not received any money.
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