A major investigation has uncovered a massive financial racket operating behind the shield of political donations, prompting law enforcement authorities to register a criminal case in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar.
General secretary Vipul Solanki allegedly worked closely with the party president to coordinate donor details over messaging platforms, issuing signed bogus donation receipts. Preliminary questioning revealed that the party carried out no actual political activities, maintaining only a superficial social media presence to project the appearance of a functioning political entity. Taxpayers were recruited into the scheme to transfer funds via official banking channels like RTGS into the party’s accounts. By filing false accounting records and submitting fraudulent contribution reports in Form 24A to the Election Commission of India, the accused manipulated legal provisions to siphon off public funds. Law enforcement agencies have registered formal criminal charges covering cheating, criminal conspiracy, and forgery against the party and the named individuals. The complaint names party president Surendrakumar Vitthalbhai Gajera as the central mastermind and lynchpin of the entire syndicate. Investigators allege that Gajera directly oversaw the operation, fixed commission rates, and managed the network of dummy firms used to channel cash back to taxpayers.
The action follows an official complaint filed by Dr Rajendra Raj, Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (Unit 2-1, Ahmedabad), detailing a systematic tax evasion and money laundering scheme. The criminal complaint targets the registered unrecognised political party, Bharatiya National Janata Dal (BNJD), operating from Sector 11 in Gandhinagar, along with several of its top office-bearers. The Bharatiya National Janata Dal collected more than Rs 1,143 crore in fake political donations from over 56,000 taxpayers between the financial years 2019-20 and 2024-25, according to official investigative findings. In return, the party issued bogus donation receipts, enabling these donors to claim 100 per cent tax deductions under statutory provisions of the Income Tax Act. Authorities estimate that the scam caused a direct income tax loss of approximately Rs 343 crore to the national exchequer.
