The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) received ₹ 12.10 crore in contributions in the financial year 2025-26, according to its report submitted to the Election Commission. The amount was 68% lower than the ₹ 38.10 crore disclosed by the party in 2024-25.
AAP rebel who switched to BJP among donors
The report names Ashutosh Ranka , a former AAP spokesperson who is now a co-convener of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). The party remains in power in Punjab , where Trident is based. He contributed ₹ 21,100 to AAP during 2025-26, before taking up his position in the CJP. Former Delhi chief minister Atishi made 12 payments of ₹ 3,500 each, adding up to ₹ 42,000. Punjab AAP president Aman Arora made 12 payments of ₹ 10,000 each, taking his total contribution to ₹ 1.20 lakh. The latest contribution report covers the first full financial year after AAP lost power in Delhi in February 2025. AAP’s contributions had risen to ₹ 38.10 crore in 2024-25 from ₹ 11.06 crore in 2023-24. Prudent Electoral Trust was the party’s biggest donor in 2024-25, contributing ₹ 16.40 crore. In 2024-25, the BJP reported ₹ 5,717.17 crore in contributions above ₹ 20,000, according to an analysis of Election Commission filings by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) released in March. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP), which returned to power in Andhra Pradesh, reported ₹ 58.25 crore in contributions for 2025-26. This was lower than the ₹ 83.03 crore it reported a year earlier. Prudent Electoral Trust contributed ₹ 45 crore to the TDP, compared with ₹ 40 crore in 2024-25. The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), which lost power to the TDP, reported ₹ 24.31 crore in contributions, compared with around ₹ 140.04 crore in 2024-25. Goodwood Sanctuary Private Limited was its biggest donor in the latest filing, contributing ₹ 10 crore.
