Overview
- The Aam Aadmi Party’s contribution report filed with the Election Commission shows Rs 12.10 crore in disclosed donations for 2025-26, down 68% from the Rs 38.10 crore reported for 2024-25.
- Two donors — Prudent Electoral Trust and Trident Limited — each gave Rs 5 crore and together account for about 83% of the party’s disclosed receipts for 2025-26.
- Trident’s Rs 5 crore cheque is dated January 9, 2026, when its founder Rajinder Gupta was still linked to AAP after his October 2025 Rajya Sabha election, and Gupta joined the BJP in April 2026.
- The contribution list names 1,202 entries and records small declared gifts from senior figures, including Arvind Kejriwal (Rs 30,000), Atishi (Rs 42,000) and Punjab president Aman Arora (Rs 1.20 lakh).
- The filings underscore limits to interpretation because parties must list only donors who give more than Rs 20,000 and contribution reports do not equal total party income, a pattern that mirrors sharp disclosure declines in other regional parties.