Regional parties in India received significant donations through electoral bonds in 2023-24 before the Supreme Court scrapped the bonds in February 2024. Trinamool Congress and BRS were top beneficiaries. AAP was the only national party to declare such receipts. Income and expenditure varied significantly among parties, with TMC, BJD, and TDP seeing notable increases.
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