what are electoral bonds

What Is An Electoral Bond?

Introduced in 2017, electoral bonds allowed individuals and corporate groups to donate unlimited amounts of money to any political party anonymously.

Mar 15, 2024, 10:31 AM IST

Electoral Bonds Update: Supreme Court dismisses SBI's plea for extension

Electoral Bonds Update: Hearing is going on in the Supreme Court regarding electoral bonds. ASupreme Court has reprimanded SBI. Earlier, Harish Salve argued on behalf of SBI.

Mar 11, 2024, 14:02 PM IST

Electoral Bonds Details: Supreme Court Hearing Of SBI's Time Extension Plea Today

Electoral Bonds Details: An important hearing is going to be held in the Supreme Court today on SBI's application in the electoral bond case. There is an uproar regarding electoral bonds.

Mar 11, 2024, 11:30 AM IST

Electoral Bonds Details: Will comply, SBI tells SC, but need time until June 30

Electoral Bonds Details: There is an uproar regarding electoral bonds.

Mar 06, 2024, 10:20 AM IST

Electoral Bonds: SBI Requests Supreme Court To Extend Time

Supreme Court: Supreme Court's decision has come on vote in exchange for notes. A five-judge bench rejected its 1998 verdict in the JMM bribery case.

Mar 06, 2024, 00:08 AM IST

Supreme Court announces verdict on Electoral Bonds Scheme

Supreme Court has announced its verdict on electoral bonds. Supreme Court has put a ban on electoral bonds. Supreme Court said that the election bond is a violation of the voter's rights.

Feb 15, 2024, 12:42 PM IST

Supreme Court to pronounce verdict on Electoral Bond today

The Supreme Court is going to give its verdict today regarding electoral bonds for donations to political parties.

Feb 15, 2024, 12:00 PM IST

Big news on political donations

In the year 2018-19, BJP received the maximum donation of Rs 1,450 crore from Electoral bonds, in the same year Congress received Rs 383 crore while Trinamool Congress i.e. TMC received Rs 97 crore 28 lakh as donation. These figures of political donations have been released by the Election Commission, but from which company, organization or individual did the political parties receive these donations? This information is not in the public domain. Therefore, the question arises that if the government keeps track of every penny of the common man through Income Tax Return, then why is it not important for the common man to know the information about donations received by political parties.

Nov 02, 2023, 00:38 AM IST