How Electoral Trusts Fund Political Parties In India

Corporate donations to Political Parties via Electoral Trusts  have grown four-fold in last four years, according to a recent report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) got a lion's share from the donations.

 Electoral trusts were introduced to make political funding more transparent and are required to donate 95% of their total income to registered political parties in a financial year