The principal opposition Congress received over ₹ 517 crore as contributions in the financial year 2024-25, including ₹ 313 crore from various electoral trusts.

According to its contribution report for 2024-25, put in the public domain by the Election Commission, corporate houses such as ITC Limited, Hindustan Zinc Limited, and Century Plywoods (India) Limited were among the contributors.

Former Union minister and senior party leader P Chidambram gave ₹ 3 crore to the Congress.

The electoral trusts that contributed to the party’s funds included New Democratic Electoral Trust and Progressive Electoral Trust.

Separately, the ruling BJP received ₹ 959 crore from electoral trusts in 2024-25.

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