According to a report submitted to the Election Commission of India, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spent over Rs 340 crore for the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa, and Punjab, which were held earlier this year.
The Congress, on the other hand, spent over Rs 194 crore for its campaigns in these states, the report added.
The BJP won the elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, and Goa, whereas the Aam Aadmi Party won in Punjab.
The expenditure of the BJP is almost 58 percent higher than that in 2017, i.e., Rs 218.26 crore, The Indian Express reported, citing an analysis of the EC report.