The Congress received over ₹139 crore in donations in 2019-20 with senior leader Kapil Sibal being the biggest individual donor among its members by contributing ₹3 crore to the party fund.
The contribution report for 2019-20 of the Congress has been put in the pubic domain by the Election Commission.
It shows that donations by ITC and associated companies were over Rs 19 crore, while Prudent Electoral Trust contributed Rs 31 crore.
As per provisions of the electoral laws, political parties have to report contributions above Rs 20,000 made by individuals, companies, electoral trusts, and organisations.
While former prime minister Manmohan Singh donated Rs 1,08,000, former party chief Rahul Gandhi donated Rs 54,000 and party president Sonia Gandhi donated Rs 50,000 between April 1, 2019, and March 31, 2020.
Sibal, part of the group of 23 leaders who wrote a letter to Sonia Gandhi in August 2020 seeking radical organisational overhaul, emerged as the biggest individual donor among the party's members, giving Rs 3 crore to the party fund in 2019-20.