BJP spending massively to enforce Hindu agenda: CPI-M

The CPI-M journal said the BJP was getting away with it without any scrutiny because of a serious flaw in law.

Currently, there is no limit on the expenditures incurred by a political party on its election campaign.

The CPI-M said it had all along demanded that like a limit fixed for a candidate's expenditure, a limit too must be fixed for party expenditures.

"Not surprisingly, no other national political party agreed with our suggestion! As a result, political parties with access to lesser resources, though with greater support amongst the people, suffer due to the current rules governing the electoral process in our country.

"There are restrictions placed on wall writings, postering and other means of less expensive propaganda while the more expensive ones like media advertisements, paid news, paid opinion polls, hiring helicopters and private jets to ferry party leaders for campaign have virtually no restrictions imposed.