In 2024-25, BJP Got Rs 959 Crore From Electoral Trusts, Tata Group Alone Contributed Rs 757 Crore

In 2024-25, BJP Got Rs 959 Crore From Electoral Trusts, Tata Group Alone Contributed Rs 757 Crore

An investigation by Scroll had recently revealed that the Tata Group donations came weeks after the Narendra Modi-led Union government announced subsidies of over Rs 44,000 crore for two of the conglomerate’s semiconductor manufacturing units.

Tata Group's Progressive Electoral Trust donated 83% of its funds to BJP in 2024–25

In the first full year after the Supreme Court scrapped electoral bonds, political parties have reported a sharp rise in declared corporate and trust-linked donations. The Tata group–controlled Progressive Electoral Trust (PET) accounted for the most substantial inflows. Of the total ₹915 crore routed through PET in 2024–25, the BJP received ₹757.6 crore, nearly 83% of the trust’s disbursals. Other contributions to the BJP included ₹150 crore fr…