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Pratap Chakravarty

India’s top court untangles nexus between politicians and businesses

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters wear masks of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they gather for a rally addressed by Modi ahead of West Bengal state elections in Kolkata, India, 7 March 7, 2021. © AP - Bikas Das

Corporate India is in the spotlight after the publication of a donor list revealing close ties between companies and political parties. Electoral bonds, which account for more than half of all political donations, were anonymous until India's top court ruled them illegal, weeks before the start of national elections next month.

India’s Supreme Court forced the disclosures on Thursday – a month after striking down as "undemocratic" the controversial policy called the Electoral Bond Scheme, introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in 2017.

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