<img src="https://static.gujaratsamachar.com/content_image/content_image_f5718866-d846-401d-b28f-515f507d65d5.jpeg" data-filename="Who encashed the most amount of electoral bonds in India BJP tops the list.png"> With the Election Commission of India (ECI) uploading the electoral bond data provided by the State Bank of India (SBI) ‘as is’, the numbers, in thousands of crores, painted the picture of who funds who, in the largest democracy of the world.The list, divided into two parts, revealed the electoral bonds purchased by different entities, and the political parties encashing these bonds, by date.It contains the data from Apr 2019 to Jan 2024.BJP received over 47%The highest funds were received by the ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), amounting to ₹6,060 cr. This would translate to BJP receiving 47.46% of the total amount.<img src="https://static.gujaratsamachar.com/content_image/content_image_9aca5d14-af5c-499d-a60b-a9936151e1ec.jpeg" data-filename="Shares of political parties with electoral bonds.png" style="width: 100%;"> The distant second was received by the All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC), which received ₹1,609.5 cr (12.60% share), and at third place, stood Indian National Congress (INC) at ₹1,421.80 cr with 11.13% of the total amount received.Parties with the most amount received through electoral bonds:<table class="table table-bordered"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center; ">Political Party</td><td style="text-align: center; ">Amount received</td><td style="text-align: center; ">% share</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: left;">BJP</td><td style="text-align: left;">₹6060.5 cr</td><td style="text-align: left;">47.46%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: left;">AITMC </td><td>₹1,609.5 cr </td><td>12.60% </td></tr><tr><td>Congress </td><td>₹1,421.8 cr </td><td>11.13% </td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: left;">BRS </td><td>₹1,214.7 cr </td><td>9.51% </td></tr><tr><td>BJD </td><td>₹775.5 cr </td><td>6.07% </td></tr><tr><td>DMK </td><td>₹669 cr </td><td>5% </td></tr><tr><td>YSR Congress </td><td>₹337 cr </td><td>2.63% </td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: left;">TDP</td><td>₹218.8 cr </td><td>1.71% </td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: left;">Shiv Sena</td><td style="text-align: left; ">₹158.3 cr </td><td>1.24% </td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: left;">RJD</td><td style="text-align: left; ">₹72.5 cr </td><td>0.56% </td></tr></tbody></table> Companies behind bondsOn the other hand, the firms that purchased the most electoral bonds were Future Gaming and Hotel Services Pvt Ltd, based out of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, owned by Santiago Martin.The firm purchased electoral bonds worth ₹1,208 cr.On the second spot, came Hyderabad’s Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd, an engineering and construction firm owned by PV Krishna Reddy. The firm purchased electoral bonds worth ₹821 cr.The third was Qwik Supply Chain Pvt Ltd, a logistics company based out of Mumbai, with bonds worth ₹410 cr.Here are the companies that purchased the most electoral bonds.<table class="table table-bordered"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center; ">Entity&nbsp;</td><td style="text-align: center; ">Bonds purchased</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align: left;">Future Gaming and Hotel</td><td>₹1,208 cr</td></tr><tr><td>Megha Engineering and Infrastructure</td><td>₹821 cr </td></tr><tr><td>Qwik Supply Chain</td><td>₹410 cr </td></tr><tr><td>Haldia Energy</td><td>₹377 cr </td></tr><tr><td>Vedanta</td><td>₹375.6 cr </td></tr><tr><td>Essel Mining</td><td>₹224.5 cr </td></tr><tr><td>Western Power Transmission</td><td>₹220 cr </td></tr><tr><td>Keventer Food Park Infra</td><td>₹195 cr </td></tr><tr><td>Madanlal</td><td>₹185.5 cr </td></tr><tr><td>Bharti Airtel</td><td>₹183 cr </td></tr></tbody></table>Also read:<a href="https://english.gujaratsamachar.com/news/national/sbi-submits-data-on-electoral-bonds-to-election-commission-on-supreme-court-order" target="_blank">SBI submits data on electoral bonds to Election Commission</a>

With the Election Commission of India (ECI) uploading the electoral bond data provided by the State Bank of India (SBI) ‘as is’, the numbers, in thousands of crores, painted the picture of who funds who, in the largest democracy of the world.

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