ADR report: national parties declare assets, BJP tops list with Rs 6,046.81 crore in 2021-22

The total assets declared by eight national parties in 2021-22 was Rs 8,829.16 crore, up from Rs 7,297.62 crore during 2020-21, ADR said in its report.

The Association for Democratic Reforms, an electoral reform advocacy group, in its report analysed the assets and liabilities declared by the BJP, INC, NCP, BSP, CPI, CPI(M), AITC and NPEP – the eight national parties – for FY 2020-21 and 2021-22.

In the financial year 2020-21, the BJP declared assets worth Rs 4,990 crore, up by 21.17 per cent to Rs 6,046.81 crore in 2021-22.

According to the ADR, in 2020-21, the declared assets of Congress was Rs 691.11 crore, which shot up by 16.58 per cent to Rs 805.68 crore in 2021-22.

The BSP was the only national party to show a decrease in its annual declared assets, its report said.

The total assets of BSP between 2020-21 and 2021-22 decreased by 5.74 per cent — from Rs 732.79 crore to Rs 690.71 crore.

The total assets of TMC increased from Rs 182.001 crore in 2020-21 to Rs 458.10 crore, an increase of 151.70 per cent, the ADR said.