Only eight Sensex companies disclosed political donations in five years

Only eight of the 30 companies that make up the BSE Sensex index have disclosed their purchases of electoral bonds or other financial contributions to political parties in their annual reports at least once in the last five financial years.

Collectively, these companies have spent Rs 628 crore on political contributions in the past five years, their annual reports show. Telecom major Bharti Airtel led the pack with a total contribution of Rs 241 crore, followed by Tata Steel (Rs 175 crore) and Larsen & Toubro (Rs 85 crore).

Bharti Airtel stood out as the only Sensex company that worked consistently