Budget 2025: Law Ministry Gets Over Rs 14,000 Crore For Lok Sabha Polls, EVMs

The law ministry has been allotted Rs 500 crore for Lok Sabha elections, Rs 300 crore for identity cards for voters, and Rs 597.80 crore for other election expenses.

The Bharatiya Janata Party spent Rs 1,737.68 crore for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, according to the expenditure report submitted by the party to the Election Commission of India.

In her new book, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has squarely blamed Congress for the BJP's return to power at the Centre for the third consecutive term in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader, Arvind Kejriwal is facing 14 criminal cases, including one related to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections in Amethi and others connected to alleged irregularities in the implementation of the Delhi Excise Policy.

The study shows as many as 86% of the over 8,300 candidates who contested the Lok Sabha elections lost their deposits.

The study shows as many as 86% of the over 8,300 candidates who contested the Lok Sabha elections lost their deposits.