Ankola: BJP MLA Raghupati Bhat’s car crashes into bike; rider seriously injured
Udupi: Bike rider was seriously injured in a road mishap when the car in which BJP MLA Raghupati Bhat was travelling, rammed into a bike near Ankola on Sunday.
According to sources, BJP MLA Ragupati Bhat was returning from Goa after meeting with Goa Chief Minister in a car rammed into a bike, as a result rider gets critically injured when the motorcycle rider took a sudden turn near Ankola divider on the highway.
The deceased rider has immediately rushed to Ankola hospital, then shifted to Manipal hospital for further treatment, MLA added.
The whereabouts of the victim is yet to be ascertained.
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Electoral trusts fill BJP coffers after scrapping of electoral bonds, shows ECI website
New Delhi: Contrary to expectations that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would be adversely affected by the Supreme Court’s scrapping of the electoral bonds scheme in February 2024, the party’s finances have seen a significant boost in 2024–25 through electoral trusts. It has emerged that electoral trusts alone donated ₹2,577 crore to the BJP during this period.
Following the abolition of electoral bonds, corporate donors seeking partial anonymity appear to have shifted to the electoral trust route, with the BJP continuing to be the largest beneficiary.
According to data available on the Election Commission of India’s website, a total of ₹4,276 crore was donated through electoral trusts, of which the ruling BJP received 83.6 per cent. Compared to 2023–24, corporate donations flowing to the BJP have increased nearly fourfold. The Congress received 7.3 per cent of the total donations, while the Trinamool Congress accounted for 3.6 per cent.
Donations received through electoral trusts constitute only a portion of the total funds collected by political parties. Parties also receive contributions directly from individuals, corporates, institutions and charitable organisations. Over the past several years, donations from sources other than electoral trusts have also shown a steady increase.
