Congress Donations Drop Nearly 75% in 2025-26, Steepest Fall in a Decade
The Congress party's donations exceeding Rs 20,000 fell nearly 75% to Rs 130.69 crore in 2025-26, marking the steepest decline in a decade, according to Election Commission filings. This drop follows two years of increased funding, including Rs 517.39 crore in 2024-25, an election year. The decline is largely attributed to reduced contributions from the Prudent Electoral Trust. Meanwhile, the BJP consistently received higher donations, collecting Rs 6,074.02 crore in 2024-25, nearly 12 times Congress's amount. BJP's 2025-26 figures are not yet available.
First-hand measurement across 9 sources
We measured how 9 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 0%, Centre 90%, Right 10%). Overall sentiment is neutral (41/100). Lens Score 55/100.
Outlets measured: businessstandard, thetelegraph, economictimes, httpswwwoutlookindiacom, theprint, thetribune, timesnow, thehindu, and 1 more. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 9 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (28–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
deccanherald broke this story on 8 Nov, 07:24 am. Other outlets followed.