Congress spent Rs 248.6 crore on 5-state polls, received Rs 207.1 crore during election period

As
pa t
of
ge e al
pa ty
p opaga da,
the
Co g ess
spe t
Rs
92.5
c o e
o
media
adve tiseme ts
( ep ese tative
image)

NEW
DELHI:
The
Co g ess
spe t
a
total
Rs
248.6
c o e
o
its
campaig
fo
the
ece t
assembly
electio s
i
Assam,
Ke ala,
Tamil
Nadu,
West
Be gal
a d
Puduche y,
eve
as
its
total
eceipts
betwee
the
date
of
a ou ceme t
a d
completio
of
these
polls
stood
at
Rs
207.1
c o e.Acco di g
to
Co g ess’s
electio
expe ditu e
stateme t
fo
the
five
state/UT
polls,
filed
o
July
31
with
the
Electio
Commissio ,
the
pa ty
eceived
Rs
104
c o e
i
cash
a d
Rs
103.1
c o e
via
cheque
o
d aft
betwee
Ma ch
15,
2026,
whe
the
electio s
we e
a ou ced,
a d
May
6,
2026,
whe
they
had
co cluded.The
Co g ess’s
full
poll
expe se
stateme t
shows
its
total
ope i g
bala ce
of
cash
i
ha d
(i cludi g
at
the
level
of
its
ce t al
headqua te s
a d
the
state/dist ict/local
level
u its
of
the
5
states/UTs)
at
Rs
22.9
c o e
a d
its
cash
i
ba k
at
Rs
146.1
c o e.
At
the
e d
of
the
polls,
its
cash
i
ha d
was
ma gi ally
lowe
at
Rs
22.6
c o e
while
its
ba k
bala ce
had
decli ed
by
45%
to
Rs
80.6
c o e.O
the
expe ditu e
side,
the
pa ty
decla ed
a
total
spe d
of
Rs
143
c o e
o
ge e al
pa ty
p opaga da
a d
Rs
105.6
c o e
o
ca didates.
The
latte
i cludes
Rs
95.5
c o e
give
by
the
pa ty
as
lump-sum
payme ts
to
its
ca didates
ac oss
the
five
poll-go e
states/UT;
while
the
ce t al
pa ty
headqua te s
bo e
Rs
95.3
c o e
of
expe ditu e
u de
this
head,
the
state/dist ict/local
u its
disbu sed
o ly
Rs
23
lakh
amo g
the
ca didates.

Expe ses
o
vi tual
campaig s
th ough
social
media
platfo ms
a d
applicatio s
we e
decla ed
at
Rs
6.8
c o e.Ove
Rs
3.2
c o e
was
spe t
by
the
Co g ess
o
publicisi g
the
c imi al
a tecede ts
of
its
ca didates.As
pa t
of
ge e al
pa ty
p opaga da,
the
Co g ess
spe t
Rs
92.5
c o e
o
media
adve tiseme ts,
cove i g
p i t
a d
elect o ic
space,
bulk
SMS,
cable
TV,
websites
a d
TV
cha els.
A othe
Rs
8
c o e
fu ded
public
meeti gs,
p ocessio s
a d
allies,
while
Rs
11.5
c o e
was
spe t
o
badges,
poste s,
cutouts,
hoa di gs
etc
a d
ea ly
Rs
2
c o e
o
miscella eous
p opaga da
items.Poll
su veys
a d
campaig s
fo
the
five
assembly
electio s
cost
the
Co g ess
Rs
4.8
c o e.A
total
Rs
23.5
c o e
was
spe t
by
the
g a d
old
pa ty
o
the
t avel
a d
lodgi g
of
its
sta
campaig e s
(Rs
21.8
c o e)
a d
othe
leade s.
The
ai c aft
a d
helicopte s
we e
sou ced
f om
Ai
Cha te
Se vices
Pvt
Ltd,
Ai cab
Aviatio ,
A
R
Ai ways,
GMP
Ai
Cha te ,
Lima
Ta g
Aviatio
Se vice,
Devigo
Data
Systems
a d
Global
Vect a.

The
Co g ess’s
ce t al
headqua te s
outed
Rs
83.2
c o e
of
its
lump-sum
payme ts
to
ca didates
th ough
the
state/UT
u its;
with
Ke ala
u it
getti g
the
la gest
sha e
at
Rs
55.1
c o e,
followed
by
Puduche y
(Rs
10
c o e),
West
Be gal
(Rs
9
c o e),
Tamil
Nadu
(Rs
7.1
c o e)
a d
Assam
(Rs
2
c o e).The
Co g ess-led
UDF
seized
powe
i
Ke ala,
but
the
pa ty
o
its
allia ces
pe fo med
poo ly
i
othe
states,
ma agi g
21
seats
i
Assam,
6
i
Puduche y
a d
2
i
West
Be gal,
while
d awi g
a
bla k
i
Tamil
Nadu.

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