India, Feb. 14 -- The manufacturing sector has emerged as the biggest donor to electoral trusts, which fund political parties, contributing INR 1,063.128 crore for the year 2024-25, according to a latest report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

The second biggest donor is the real estate sector (INR 629.17 crore), followed by the communication, IT, telecom sector (INR 451.85 crore), finance (INR 389.85 crore), and mining, construction, infrastructure engineering (INR 358.68 crore). Besides, 228 corporate or business houses contributed INR 3,636.819 crore, while 99 individuals donated INR 187.6227 crore during the year. The ruling BJP received INR 3,157.6549 crore, accounting for 82.52 per cent of the total funds distribute...