BJP the wealthiest, Cong second in total assets: ADR

The value of declared assets of the Bharatiya Janata Party has increased from Rs 122.93 crore in 2004-05 to Rs 893.88 crore in 2015-16 while that of Congress has risen from Rs 167.35 crore to Rs 758.79 crore, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Election Watch.

The value of assets of Trinamool Congress has seen a jump from Rs 0.25 crore to Rs 44.99 crore during this 11-year period, according to the figures as mentioned in the report that the ADR released at a press conference here, quoting declarations by the parties before the Election Commission.

The total value of assets of CPI(M) has increased during the period by 383.47 per cent from Rs 90.55 crore to Rs 437.78 crore, ADR national coordinator Anil Verma said.

The increase in value of assets of CPI(M) has been the lowest — from Rs 5.56 crore to Rs 10.18 crore, Verma said. The value of assets of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has gone up from Rs 43.09 crore to Rs 559.01 crore and that of Nationalist Congress Party from Rs 1.6 crore to Rs 14.54 crore, as per the report data.

While declaring the data,Verma added that the declarations under ‘other assets’ are not …read more