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18th Lok Sabha Data
THE NUMBERS THEY DON'T WANT
YOU TO SEE
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MPs with Pending Criminal Cases
Number of elected MPs who declared pending criminal cases in their EC affidavits (18th Lok Sabha, 2024)
💡 What does this mean? These are self-declared pending criminal cases. Having a pending case does NOT mean the person is guilty — the court hasn't decided yet. Source: ADR India analysis of 2024 EC affidavits.
Criminal Records Tracker
LEADERS WITH PENDING CASES
L
Lalu Prasad Yadav
59 CASES
RJD Chief, Former CM Bihar, Former Railway Minister (serving bail in fodder scam)
RJDBihar
R
Revanth Reddy
32 CASES
Chief Minister, Telangana
INCTelangana
T
Tejashwi Yadav
16 CASES
Leader of Opposition, Bihar Assembly; Former Deputy CM Bihar
RJDBihar
A
Arvind Kejriwal
12 CASES
National Convenor, AAP; Former CM Delhi (resigned Sep 2024)
AAPDelhi
With Source Documents
VERIFIED CONTROVERSIES
criticalCorruption2024₹16.5K Cr involved
Electoral Bond Scheme Declared Unconstitutional
✓ Court JudgmentSource: Supreme Court of India
criticalCorruption2008₹1.8L Cr involved
2G Spectrum Scam — ₹1.76 Lakh Crore Loss
✓ CAG Audit ReportSource: CAG Report
criticalRights Violation2021
Pegasus Spyware — Government Surveillance of Journalists & Opposition
✓ Forensic Evidence + SC ProbeSource: Supreme Court Technical Committee
All Major Parties
KNOW YOUR PARTIES
B
BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party
240
Seats
36%
With Cases
I
INC
Indian National Congress
99
Seats
31%
With Cases
S
SP
Samajwadi Party
37
Seats
59%
With Cases
T
TMC
All India Trinamool Congress
29
Seats
66%
With Cases
A
AAP
Aam Aadmi Party
3
Seats
36%
With Cases
B
BSP
Bahujan Samaj Party
0
Seats
20%
With Cases
R
RJD
Rashtriya Janata Dal
4
Seats
200%
With Cases
D
DMK
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
22
Seats
50%
With Cases
Union Budget 2024-25
₹47.96 LAKH CRORE
YOUR MONEY
Every rupee you pay in tax flows into this. See where it goes — defence, roads, education, health — and where ₹11.3 lakh crore vanishes as interest payments.
Track Every RupeeInterest Payments23.5%
Defence13%
Subsidies8.8%
Rural Development4.1%
Roads & Highways5.8%
Education2.5%
Health1.9%