Hyderabad, Aug. 7 -- Donations declared by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) above Rs 20,000 collapsed by 82 per cent to Rs 15 crore in 2024-25, reflecting the party's sharp political decline after losing power in Telangana in December 2023, according to an analysis of political funding disclosures released by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) on Thursday, August 6.

BRS received just four donations worth Rs 15 crore in 2024-25, down from eight donations totalling Rs 85 crore in 2023-24, a fall of Rs 70 crore, the largest decline in absolute terms among all regional parties analysed by ADR.

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), the other Telangana-based party in the analysis, declared no donations above Rs 20,000 ...