NEW DELHI: Congress spent Rs 71.8 crore on the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by its general secretary Rahul Gandhi, which saw him cover a distance of over 4,000km from Kanyakumari to Kashmir between Sept 2022 and Jan 2023. The yatra expenditure constituted 15.3% of Congress’s total annual spend and over 30% of its administrative and general expenses for 2022-23, as per the party’s latest annual audit report filed with the Election Commission.
Congress’s total receipts in 2022-23 fell to Rs 452 crore from Rs 541 crore in 2021-22, while its expenditure rose to Rs 467 crore from Rs 400 crore in the corresponding period, according to the party’s audit report made public by EC on Wednesday. Its receipts via electoral bonds were down to Rs 171 crore, making up 63% of its total donations and 38% of its overall income, fromRs 236 crore in 2021-22.
So far, audit reports of five of six national parties – AAP, BSP, CPM, National People’s Party and Congress – for 2022-23 are public. BJP’s report is not out yet.
On the expenditure side, Congress spent Rs 71.8 crore on the yatra and Rs 192.5 crore on elections (down from Rs 279.5 crore in the preceding year) in 2022-23. Its administrative and general expenses saw a 161% jump compared to 2021-22, thanks to the yatra, a new initiative, and the sharp rise in spend on pre-poll surveys that cost the party over Rs 40 crore in 2022-23, up from Rs 23 lakh in 2021-22.
Of the party’s total receipts of Rs 452 crore in the last financial year, Rs 43.2 crore came from individual donors (down from Rs 60.2 crore in 2021-22) and Rs 53.9 crore from companies (up from Rs 28.8 crore in 2021-22). Interestingly, Congress showed no income from electoral trusts and foundations in 2022-23, as against Rs 18 crore received through this route in the previous year.
Collection from issuance of coupons and sale of publications got Congress Rs 125.7 crore, while receipts through fees and subscriptions totalled Rs 42.4 crore.
Congress’s total receipts in 2022-23 fell to Rs 452 crore from Rs 541 crore in 2021-22, while its expenditure rose to Rs 467 crore from Rs 400 crore in the corresponding period, according to the party’s audit report made public by EC on Wednesday. Its receipts via electoral bonds were down to Rs 171 crore, making up 63% of its total donations and 38% of its overall income, fromRs 236 crore in 2021-22.
So far, audit reports of five of six national parties – AAP, BSP, CPM, National People’s Party and Congress – for 2022-23 are public. BJP’s report is not out yet.
On the expenditure side, Congress spent Rs 71.8 crore on the yatra and Rs 192.5 crore on elections (down from Rs 279.5 crore in the preceding year) in 2022-23. Its administrative and general expenses saw a 161% jump compared to 2021-22, thanks to the yatra, a new initiative, and the sharp rise in spend on pre-poll surveys that cost the party over Rs 40 crore in 2022-23, up from Rs 23 lakh in 2021-22.
Of the party’s total receipts of Rs 452 crore in the last financial year, Rs 43.2 crore came from individual donors (down from Rs 60.2 crore in 2021-22) and Rs 53.9 crore from companies (up from Rs 28.8 crore in 2021-22). Interestingly, Congress showed no income from electoral trusts and foundations in 2022-23, as against Rs 18 crore received through this route in the previous year.
Collection from issuance of coupons and sale of publications got Congress Rs 125.7 crore, while receipts through fees and subscriptions totalled Rs 42.4 crore.
Congress’ Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra resumes from Barpeta in Assam on day 11
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