New Delhi, March 19 -- Andhra Pradesh has the richest MLAs, while Karnataka has the highest number of Billionaire legislators across the country, a recent report has revealed. The MLA's of Tripura and West Bengal are among the poorest, the report said.

The average assets per MLA in Andhra Pradesh is about Rs.65.07 crore, the highest among legislators across all 28 states in India. Andhra Pradesh is followed by Karnataka, with an average MLA asset value of Rs.63.58 crore, and Maharashtra, at Rs.43.44 crore.

The national average of assets per MLA is Rs.17.92 crore, according to an analysis released by election watchdog Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW) across 28 states and three Union Territories....