Advance-decline ratio for May best 12 months; Momentum continues in June
There are 345 candidates contesting after this phase
Forty-eight of the 191 candidates contesting the first phase of assembly elections in West Bengal on March 27 have declared criminal cases against themselves
Only 18 BJP legislators switched parties to contest the polls in this period
The report pointed out at that BSP, SP and AAP collected Rs 46.26 crore, Rs 4.48 crore and Rs 1.91 crore respectively from their central headquarters, and had not declared any amounts from state units
Out of 1,195 candidates contesting in phase-3 of the Bihar assembly elections later this week, 31 per cent have declared criminal cases against themselves, says a report by poll rights group ADR
Twenty-three per cent or 244 candidates have declared serious criminal cases against themselves
The FPIs are in advanced talks with an Indian bank to act as a custodian.
Indian bureaucrats are studying several options before devising a voting plan in the midst of the coronavirus crisis - for Bihar election later this year, and three other state elections in 2021
Currently, Indian companies tap foreign capital mostly through American depository receipts or global depository receipts
The average of assets per MLA in the new Delhi Assembly is Rs 14.29 crore, which is more than double the average of Rs 6.29 crore in 2015
In the previous assembly, 24 MLAs had declared criminal cases against themselves
The number of contesting candidates decreased by 23% between the two elections but the number of contesting political parties increased from 69 in 2008 to 72 in 2015 assembly elections
The Election Commission of India (ECI) had requested recommendations from the ICAI to bring uniformity in the accounting and auditing practices of political parties
The assets include fixed assets, loans and advances, deposits made, investments, etc. Liabilities include bank borrowings, sundry creditors, overdrafts, other liabilities
An ADR report said the BJP was among the seven national parties whose assets, as declared by them during 2017-18, was 6 per cent more than their declaration in 2016-17
In FY17 and FY18, six national parties received Rs 1,059.25 crore via voluntary contributions above Rs 20,000, of which 93 per cent, or Rs 985.18 crore, was from corporate houses alone
The centre was declared open by Justice T S Sivgnanam of the Madras High Court