The company had also donated to BJP within five days of its promoter P Sarath Chandra Reddy’s arrest in the alleged Delhi Liquor Scam. Reddy later got bail and turned approver against Arvind Kejriwal.
Over the years the Association of Power Producers got government to make favourable policy changes while its members and entities linked to them together donated at least Rs 516 crore to BJP
Thanks to a tiny tweak in the law, at least 16 of top 200 firms among donors donated despite running in loss, many gave excessively
The group did not make much profit, but was generous to political parties.
Future Gaming’s business remains baffling with its high revenue, mysteriously low profit and eye-popping high electoral bond donations to political parties
While a top Reliance official donated entirely to the BJP, a firm linked to the Group gave 91% of its donations to the ruling party.
Union Finance Ministry forced SBI to accept expired bonds, against its own rules, in favour of BJP, show new disclosures
Only DMK, JD(S) and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party submitted complete details of electoral bond donors and donations till the end of 2023
Election Commission’s fresh tranche of documents reveal how Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin’s party received total Rs 656.5 crore in electoral bonds
RJD and Goa Forward Party, in their declarations to EC, revealed they received funding from Prudent Electoral Trust via electoral bonds
India’s Energy industry has donated nearly 30% of the total donations in electoral bonds. Such political donations hint at the existence of a new licence raj.
The company faced Income Tax raids when Ramesh was with Telugu Desam Party. The mining and infrastructure firm, run by his son and brother, hold key government contracts
Centre’s decision to curb cheaper imports boosted company’s business, despite Competition Commission’s finding that it abused dominant market position
For the past few years, Sun Pharma’s drug manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu courted allegations of environmental violations
He was an accused in the controversial 2005 Sohrabuddin encounter case and later acquitted by the CBI court
Kotak group’s financial services provider firm Infina Finance donated Rs 60 crore in electoral bonds
Ramky group which owns the construction company has faced ED, CBI and Income Tax raids on multiple occasions
The Electoral bond scheme allowed individuals to donate to parties, providing a tool to companies wishing to keep donations away from scrutiny
Future Gaming and Hotel Services Private Limited has been in news after its property worth over Rs 400 crore was attached by Enforcement Directorate
Over Rs 500 crores through electoral bonds were donated by the group soon after it faced ED enquiries for an alleged disinvestment scam
It is the second highest donor after Future Gaming and Hotel Services
The third largest donor, Qwik Supply Chain donated Rs 360 crores to political parties in the year it made a profit of mere Rs 21.72 crores.
TRC investigation exposed the role of the two firms that played a key role in rigging bids during the country’s first ever coal auction, to help the group’s flagship firm win the coal mine block