In the February Delhi assembly poll, the BJP, securing victory with 48 seats, spent over Rs 57.6 crore on its election campaign. This significantly surpassed the Congress's Rs 46.2 crore and the AAP's Rs 14.5 crore expenditures. The BJP's receipts totalled Rs 88.7 crore, while the Congress and AAP received Rs 67.1 crore and Rs 16.
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