1 min readNew DelhiAug 12, 2026 06:38 AM IST
The Congress’s total expenditure on Assembly elections in Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry and West Bengal stood at Rs136.94 crore, according to expenditure report submitted to the Election Commission. BJP’s expenditure report was yet to be published by EC.
The break-up of expenses stands as: Rs 40.51 crore on “general party propaganda”, which includes Rs 21.78 crore for travel expenses of star campaigners and Rs 11.95 crore on media ads; Rs 1.23 crore on public meetings, processions, rallies etc; and Rs 96.42 crore on candidates, of which Rs 95.29 crore was given in lump sum payments to candidates, while Rs 1.13 crore was spent on virtual campaigns.
In addition to amount spent by Central party office, Congress gave Rs 83.2 crore to state units. It ended the poll cycle with a balance of Rs 85.48 crore. State Congress units spent Rs 102.48 crore, of which Assam unit spent Rs 22.62 crore, Kerala Rs 59.28 crore, TN Rs 6.27 crore, West Bengal Rs 7.56 crore and Puducherry Rs 6.74 crore, the report showed.