The Congress spent more money than the BJP on "party propaganda" and social media campaigns in the Delhi assembly elections this year, but lagged on expenses on candidates, data shows.
BJP's total expenses were higher at Rs 57.65 crore for the elections than those of Congress at Rs 46.19 crore, according to an analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) of the election expenditure reports filed by the parties with the Election Commission of India.
In terms of total funds collected for the Delhi assembly elections 2025, the BJP was ahead at Rs 88.7 crore than Rs 64.3 crore of the Congress.
In the election for a total of 70 assembly seats, the BJP came victorious with 48 seats, while the Congress could not win a single seat. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won 22 seats.
According to the ADR analysis, AAP declared expenses totalling Rs 12.12 crore on party propaganda and Rs 2.4 crore on candidates, resulting in total expenses of Rs 14.5 crore.
It spent nearly Rs 3 crore on social media, as against just Rs 5.26 lakh declared by the BJP and Rs 5.95 crore by the Congress.
The BJP's total expenses stood at Rs 57.65 crore, higher than Rs 46.19 crore of the Congress and Rs 14.5 crore of AAP.
The BJP spent Rs 39.14 crore on party propaganda, less than Rs 40.13 crore of the Congress but higher than Rs 12.12 crore declared by AAP.
According to the declarations made by nine parties so far, their total expenses stood at Rs 120.3 crore, including Rs 27 crore on candidates. Other than the BJP, Congress and AAP, the BSP was the only party to have spent more than Rs 1 crore (Rs 1.8 crore).
Total funds collected by all parties during the election stood at Rs 170.68 crore. This included Rs 88.7 crore by the BJP, Rs 64.3 crore by the Congress and Rs 16.1 crore by AAP. -- PTI
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