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parties that received funds from corporates and individuals in 2007-08,having raked in double the amount that the other nine parties put together got.

The BJP was the clear No. 1 in the list of Top 10 political parties that received funds from corporates and individuals in 2007-08,having raked in double the amount that the other nine parties put together got. The information was obtained by Delhi-based media student Afroze Alam under the RTI Act. Aanchal Bansal reports

WHO GOT WHAT


1. BJP 	        Rs 24.96 cr

2. Congress  	Rs 7.89 cr

3. NCP 	        Rs 1.02 cr

4. CPI(M)       Rs 72.26 lakh

5. TDP 	        Rs 61.89 lakh

6. Shiv Sena 	Rs 43 lakh

7. CPI 	        Rs 41.25 lakh

8. JD(U) 	Rs 21 lakh

9. SP 	        Rs 11 lakh

10.AIADMK      Rs 1.08 lakh

WHO GAVE WHAT

General Electoral Trust: 	                       Rs 5 cr

Videocon Industries Ltd: 	                       Rs 2.5 cr

Punj Lloyd Ltd,Delhi: 	                           Rs 2 cr

Torrent Power Ltd,Ahmedabad: 	                   Rs 2 cr

Niranjan L Hiranandani: 	                           Rs 1 cr

Multifaced Finstock Pvt Ltd,Mumbai: 	           Rs 75 lakh

VM Salgaonkar & Bros Pvt Ltd: 	                   Rs 72 lakh

VS Dempo and Co. Pvt Ltd,Goa: 	                   Rs 62.5 lakh

Chowgule Charitable Trust,Goa: 	                  Rs 60 lakh

Mundra Port & Special Eco Zone Ltd,Ahmedabad:      Rs 50 lakh

To Congress

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Videocon Industries Ltd:        Rs 2 cr

Torrent Power Ltd,Ahmedabad: 	Rs 2 cr

VM Salgaonkar & Bros Pvt Ltd: 	Rs 72.5 lakh

Chowgule Charitable Trust:   	Rs 72.5 lakh

Nirmal Chemical Works: 	        Rs 50 lakh

VS & Co. Pvt Ltd,Goa: 	        Rs 50 lakh

Sesa Goa Ltd,Goa:              Rs 27.5 lakh

General Electoral Trust: 	  Rs 25 lakh

VS Dempo and Co. Pvt Ltd:	  Rs 12.5 lakh

Dempo Mining Corporation:	  Rs 10 lakh

To CPI(M)

Radha Reality Crop,Rangareddy District: 	Rs 6 lakh

Gayatri Projects,Hyderabad: 	                Rs 5 lakh

Sew Construction,Pokarna:               	Rs 5 lakh

G Balreddy,Rangareddy District:         	Rs 5 lakh

XL Telecom & Engineering Ltd,Secuderabad: 	Rs 4 lakh

Virchow Cab,Rangareddy District:        	Rs 3 lakh

Allians,Rangareddy District:                   Rs 3 lakh

Allies Developers,Rangareddy District:  	Rs 3 lakh

To CPI

Kerala state CPI:        Rs 10 lakh

AB Bardhan:          	 Rs 6.8 lakh

MP state CPI:            Rs 4.5 lakh

Design Lab,New Delhi:   Rs 3 lakh

Atul Kumar Anjaan:       Rs 2.4 lakh

To Shiv Sena

New Look Construction Pvt Ltd:            Rs 15 lakh

Shelatkar Construction Pvt Ltd,Mumbai:   Rs 11 lakh

F.A. Construction,Mumbai:                Rs 10 lakh

Sai Pushpa Constructions,Mumbai:         Rs1.10 lakh

Municipal Karmachari Kamgar Sena:         Rs 1 lakh