The ruling alliance in Andhra Pradesh, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Jana Sena Party and Bharathiya Janatha Party (BJP) received substantial political donations during the 2024-25 financial year, largely from corporate entities operating in the pharmaceutical, renewable energy, and real estate sectors. The disclosures have assumed greater significance following the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the electoral bonds scheme, bringing political funding under sharper public scrutiny.

The TDP, led by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, reported total donations of Rs 83.03 crore in 2024-25, down Rs17.15 crore from the Rs 100.18 crore it received in the previous year. Party sources stated that nearly Rs 38 crore from these funds was earmarked for welfare-oriented initiatives, including health programmes targeted at economically weaker sections.

TDP state president Palla Srinivasa Rao said the party remained committed to transparency, asserting that every rupee received would be accounted for.

Among the donors, Prudent Electoral Trust emerged as the largest contributor, donating Rs 40 crore. Hyderabad-based Natco Pharma contributed Rs 7 crore, while Versity Education Management and AB General Trust donated Rs 5 crore each. Triumph Trust added Rs 4 crore, and Priya Aqua Farms and United Tele Links contributed Rs 2 crore each. Several companies from the solar power sector also made donations. Individual donors Sharath Babu Bollineni and Krishna Mohan Bollineni donated  Rs 2 crore each.

The Jana Sena Party, headed by Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, received Rs 25.33 crore during the same period. Notably, the party did not receive funds through electoral trusts, relying instead on individual donors and corporate contributions.

The single largest donation, Rs 5 crore, came from Ravikumar Akula of Shadnagar, Hyderabad. RVM Constructions donated Rs 3 crore, DVK Constructions Rs 2 crore, while Natco Pharma and Uddaraju Srirama Lakshmipathi Bhogaraju contributed Rs 1 crore each.

Jana Sena spokesperson Ajay Kumar Vemulapati highlighted the importance of grassroots support, acknowledging small donors, pensioners, and party workers who contributed modest amounts.

At the national level, the Bharatiya Janata Party recorded an unprecedented Rs 6,088 crore in donations in 2024-25, an increase of 53 percent from the previous year’s Rs 3,967 crore. This marks the highest fundraising figure for the BJP in the past six years. The BJP’s collections were nearly 12 times higher than those of the Indian National Congress, which received Rs 522.13 crore.

With electoral bonds discontinued, electoral trusts have emerged as the primary funding channel. As much as 61 percent of BJP’s donations, Rs 3,744 crore, came through such trusts, including Prudent Electoral Trust and Progressive Electoral Trust. Major corporate groups such as Tata Group, L&T, Megha Engineering, OP Jindal Group, Mahindra, Serum Institute of India, and Vedanta Limited were among the principal contributors, with the Tata Group emerging as the largest donor.