Donations to Congress have dropped significantly in FY 2025-26. The party has received ₹130.69 crore in total donations of over ₹20,000. This amount is about 75 percent less than the ₹517.39 crore received in the previous financial year 2024-25. This is the largest annual drop in Congressional donations in a decade.
This information emerged from an analysis of the Congress contribution report submitted to the Election Commission. According to the report, the party received ₹517.39 crore in donations worth over ₹20,000 in 2024-25. However, in 2025-26 this amount has come down to ₹130.69 crore. This means that the party received around ₹ 386.70 crore less in donations in a year.
One of the main reasons for the decline in donations to the Congress party is the decline in funds from the Prudential Electoral Trust. This trust gave Rs 216.34 crore to the Congress party in 2024-25. However, its contribution has come down to just Rs 25 crore in 2025-26. This means that the amount received from the trust has come down by about 88 percent. The Prudential Electoral Trust is listed as the only electoral trust in the party's latest contribution report. Star Cement also donated ₹5 crore to the Congress party. Sajjan Bhajanka donated ₹4 crore and Prem Kumar Bhajanka donated ₹2 crore.
Looking at the data for the last 12 fiscal years, the largest drop in donations to Congress was recorded in 2015-16. At that time, the party's donations fell by nearly 86 percent from ₹1141.46 crore in the previous fiscal. However, donations to the Congress have steadily increased in recent years. In the 2023-24 financial year, the party received 281.48 crores. Subsequently, during the 2024-25 Lok Sabha elections, this amount increased to ₹517.39 crore. However, it declined significantly in 2025-26.