BJP is the richest political party in the country

According to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), the total assets of 7 national and 44 regional political parties have been recorded at Rs 6,988.57 crore and Rs 2,129.38 crore, respectively, during the financial year 2019-2020.

Among the national parties, the maximum assets are said to belong to the BJP. BJP ranks first with assets worth Rs 4,847.78 crore which is 69.37% of the total. According to the ADR, it was followed by Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), which has declared assets of Rs 698.33 crore (9.99%). The Indian National Congress (INC) at number three declared assets worth Rs 588.16 crore (8.42%).

The top 10 political parties out of 44 regional political parties have declared assets worth Rs 2,028.715 crore or 95.27% of the total assets declared by all regional parties for the financial year 2019-20.

Among the national parties, BJP declared the highest assets under FDR at Rs 3,253.00 crore and BSP at Rs 618.86 crore. Whereas Congress has mentioned Rs 240.90 crore for the financial year 2019-20 under FDR.