What does this decision tell us about party funding? If there is one piece of information that a voter is most deprived of in India, it is that about party funding. This gives political parties a convenient loophole to hide their funding sources by breaking contributions into smaller sums, even ₹19,999 each. Is the information about party funding relevant for a voter in choosing a candidate? However, as a matter of legal principle, the court’s recent judgment in Lok Prahari, read along with our constitutional structure, strikes a blow against the provisions discouraging transparency in party funding.

Source: The Hindu February 20, 2018 18:32 UTC