Assembly polls: BJP spent more in Bengal than Congress did in four states, one UT
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The Bharatiya Janata Party spent Rs 286.9 crore on the West Bengal election, more than the Rs 248.5 crore the Congress spent in all five Assembly polls held this year, the parties’ expenditure statements filed with the Election Commission showed.
In 2026, Assembly elections were held in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry.
The BJP spent Rs 529.3 crore on the Assembly polls in four states and one Union Territory.
The Hindutva party’s expenditure in West Bengal was more than half of its total spending in all five elections, the data showed.
The BJP won 207 seats in the 294-member Assembly, ending the 15-year rule of the Trinamool Congress.
The expenditure filings made by the Trinamool Congress have not been made public yet.
The Congress spent Rs 42 crore in West Bengal. The party had won two seats in the state.
While there are limits on how much a candidate can spend on contesting elections, parties can spend an unlimited amount on fighting polls. After each election, parties are required to submit a detailed account of the expenses incurred, which includes spending on travel, rallies, advertisements and campaign materials.
Written by Tanya Shrivastava. Edited by Sara Varghese.
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