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BJP spent more in Bengal than Congress did across five state polls: EC filings

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hindu · South Asia

The BJP spent ₹286.99 crore in West Bengal alone, which is more than half of the total of ₹529.38 crore that the party spent on the recent Assembly polls in four states and one Union Territory. The Congress spent ₹248.55 crore for all these elections held in April-May

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