New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) garnered Rs 1,294.14 crore via electoral bonds in the fiscal year 2022-23, constituting nearly 54% of its overall income for the year.

This figure stands seven times more than what its arch-rival, the Congress party managed in the same period through electoral bonds.

Notably, the party's expenditure for electoral purposes reached Rs 1,092.15 crore, marking a fivefold increase compared to the expenditure of the Congress party. In the fiscal year 2021-22, the BJP's election expenditure totalled Rs 645.85 crore.

Only BJP and Congress are recognised as national parties by the Election Commission of India

However, in the subsequent fiscal year of 2022-23, the party did not get any cont...