NEW DELHI: It could be a sign of solidarity from supporters, or an indicator of optimism about the impending assembly elections. Whatever the reason, a day after breakaway group AVAM accused AAP of money laundering, donations to the party surged. By 10pm on Tuesday, AAP had received donations worth about Rs 62.5 lakh - an increase of over 70% from the Rs 36.3 lakh received on Tuesday, according to the party's website.This the highest level of donations in the past 19 days and the 12th highest in 419 days since December 12, 2013, when the party began uploading donation data on aaptrends.com - the website dedicated to tracking AAP’s funding trends. It is also the second highest figure received in a day during the ongoing election campaign, after Rs 90 lakh on January 15.A comparison of the party’s donations during the present campaign, the 2014 Lok Sabha polls and the 2013 Delhi assembly elections provides interesting insights. If donations can be taken as a measure of popularity, then AAP would appear to be at its peak at present, at least in Delhi.Between January 1, 2015 and February 3, 2015, the party has received Rs 11.4 crore in donations, which more than 400% of the donations that it received in December 2014. From March 1, 2014 to April 7, 2014 it had received about 13.3 crore from its volunteers -- but the party was operating on a much larger scale as it contested in over 400 Lok Sabha seats, with the elections being spread out over a month. During that period too, donations increased by almost 400% compared with the preceding month.In November 2013, a month before the party contested its first election it received only Rs 3.2 crore as donations. In the 2013 elections the donations for November had decreased by 31% when compared to the previous month.