Out of the 514 sitting Lok Sabha MPs, 25 have declared assets worth more than ₹100 crores, according to the self-sworn affidavits analysed by poll rights body Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR).
Of these 25 billionaires, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with 294 MPs in the Lok Sabha, constitutes of the highest number of rich MPs. As many as 9 sitting BJP MPs have declared to have assets worth over ₹100 crores.
However, these 9 are not the most affluent sitting MPs.
The top two most rich sitting Lok Sabha MPs are from the Indian National Congress (INC). The party, currently, has only 46 sitting MPs, of which just two have declared themselves as billionaires.
However, the two MPs, constituting 4 per cent of the total Congress MPs, are the richest of the 514 Lok Sabha MPs.
Congress’ Chhindwara MP Nakul Nath is the richest MP with declared assets of over ₹660 crore, according to the ADR report.
Bangalore Rural MP DK Suresh, with assets worth ₹338 crore, is the second most affluential sitting MP in the Lok Sabha.
An independent MP from Andhra Pradesh’s Narsapuram, Kanumuru Raghu Rama Krishna Raju has declared assets worth ₹325 crore. This makes him the third richest sitting MP.
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Published: 29 Mar 2024, 04:18 PM IST