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About 40 per cent of sitting MPs have criminal cases registered against them out of which 25 per cent have declared serious criminal cases, according to poll rights body ADR.
According to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), the total assets of eight national parties in India increased from Rs 7,297.62 crore in 2020-21 to Rs 8,829.16 crore in 2021-22. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) declared the highest assets, while the Indian National Congress (INC) had the highest liabilities.
The report also pointed out that the BSP is the only national party to show a decrease in its annual declared assets.
The total assets declared by eight national parties in 2021-22 was Rs 8,829.16 crore, up from Rs 7,297.62 crore during 2020-21, poll rights body ADR said in its report.
Out of the 225 Rajya Sabha sitting MPs analysed, 75 (33 per cent) have declared criminal cases against themselves, said the ADR report.