Overview

• The BJP’s ₹1,494 crore outlay made up 44.56 percent of the ₹3,352.81 crore spent by 32 national and regional parties in the 2024 Lok Sabha and concurrent Assembly polls
• National parties shouldered ₹2,204 crore (65.75 percent) of election expenses while regional outfits covered the remaining ₹1,148.81 crore
• Political parties collected ₹6,930.246 crore in campaign funds (93.08 percent) versus ₹515.32 crore (6.92 percent) for regional parties, with the BJP alone raising ₹6,268 crore (84.18 percent)
• Publicity emerged as the top expense at over ₹2,008 crore (53 percent), followed by ₹795 crore on travel—96 percent of which funded star campaigners—and ₹402 crore in lump-sum candidate payments
• Late filings ranged from 139 days for the BJP to 168 days for the AAP, prompting ADR to urge cheque-only transactions and Election Commission observers to curb unaccounted spending