Over 550 billion Indian rupees were spent in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in India. In a twenty year time period involving six elections, the expenditure has gone up by around six times. The ruling party BJP held a major share in election expenditure with around 275 billion Indian rupees, followed by leading opposition party Congress.
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NDTV. (June 4, 2019). Election expenditure in India from 1998 to 2019, by political party (in billion Indian rupees) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445564/india-election-expenditure-by-political-party/
NDTV. "Election expenditure in India from 1998 to 2019, by political party (in billion Indian rupees)." Chart. June 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445564/india-election-expenditure-by-political-party/
NDTV. (2019). Election expenditure in India from 1998 to 2019, by political party (in billion Indian rupees). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445564/india-election-expenditure-by-political-party/
NDTV. "Election Expenditure in India from 1998 to 2019, by Political Party (in Billion Indian Rupees)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445564/india-election-expenditure-by-political-party/
NDTV, Election expenditure in India from 1998 to 2019, by political party (in billion Indian rupees) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445564/india-election-expenditure-by-political-party/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Election expenditure in India from 1998 to 2019, by political party (in billion Indian rupees) [Graph], NDTV, June 4, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445564/india-election-expenditure-by-political-party/