Parties raised â¹355 cr, spent â¹573 cr for 2016 polls: Report
National and regional political parties had raised â¹355 crore, but spent â¹573 crore during assembly elections in five states last year, a report by think tank Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said. Among the national parties, BJP collected the maximum funds of â¹131.72 crore, which formed 45.75% of the total funds collected by six national parties, the report added.