Congress declares expenditure of Rs 130 cr on Gujarat, Himachal polls; BJP spent Rs 49 cr on Himachal elections
The EC has not yet put in the public domain the BJP’s election expenditure report for the Gujarat assembly elections. The BJP retained power in Gujarat, while the Congress wrested power from the BJP in Himachal Pradesh. According to the election expenditure reports filed by the two parties, money was largely spent on funding their respective candidates, advertisement and publicity, and travel of star campaigners.
