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A satirical Instagram comparison points to the BJP’s nearly ₹10,000 crore in cash and equivalents in March 2025. Audited filings confirm a large BJP–Congress funding gap, but the post’s Congress balance and party-office counts are not established by the evidence examined. The larger issue is unequal financial capacity and voters’ right to know who funds…

Open Post: BJP’s ₹10,000-crore reserves versus Congress: What party accounts reveal about India’s political funding gap

An Instagram graphic accurately cites BJP’s rise from about ₹464 crore in assets and ₹324 crore in income in FY2012-13 to ₹12,171 crore and ₹6,769 crore respectively in FY2024-25, but its “unicorn” and corporate balance-sheet analogy is not like-for-like. The more consequential finding is that BJP accounted for about 85% of the combined income declared…

Instagram’s ‘BJP unicorn’ comparison uses real finance figures but obscures a wider concentration in political funding
Open Post: Instagram’s ‘BJP unicorn’ comparison uses real finance figures but obscures a wider concentration in political funding