ASSETS AND LIABILITIES DECLARED BY REGIONAL PARTIES

Key findings:

• The number of regional parties who declared their holdings has increased from 39 in 2016-17 (Rs 1,267.81 crore declared) to 41 in 2017-18 (Rs 1,320.06 crore).
  
  
• The Samajwadi Party holds Rs 583.29 crore, which is 46 per cent of the assets declared by all 41 parties in 2017-18.
  
  
• The regional giants of Tamil Nadu account for another 15 per cent each, with the DMK holding Rs 191.64 crore and the AIADMK holding Rs 189.54 crore.
  
  
• These assets were declared by the regional parties under six major heads: fixed assets, loans & advances, FDR/ deposits, TDS, investments and other assets.