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BJP pips Congress, others in Lok Sabha poll expenses

New Delhi: BJP tops the poll expenditure charts for the last Lok Sabha elections, having spent more money than all other political parties including the Congress.  According to the statements of poll expenditure submitted by



The Congress received a total of Rs 313.74 crore of poll funding during the last Lok Sabha election period.  

Of this, a whopping Rs 237.36 crore was received by the party in cash and only Rs 76.38 crore came in cheques and demand drafts which are accounted for by the donors.  

The BJP received total election funding worth Rs 478.61 crore through cheques and demand drafts.

The remaining Rs 239.73 crore was received by the BJP in cash at both the central and state levels.