Political Funding

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): The Congress party recorded a nearly 75 per cent decline in donations exceeding Rs 20,000 in the financial year 2025-26, with its disclosed contributions falling to Rs 130.69 crore from Rs 517.39 crore in the previous year. The drop marks the steepest annual decline in such donations in a decade, an analysis of the party's filings with the Election Commission shows. The figures come from the party's contribution reports submitted to the poll body. Congress had reported Rs 281.48 crore in donations above Rs 20,000 in 2023-24, before its collections rose significantly during the 2024-25 Lok…