NEW DELHI: The BJP’s total income for the year 2018-19 was over Rs 2,410 crore, a rise of 134% over its Rs 1,027 crore income shown in 2017-18. Of the Rs 2,410 crore income declared by the ruling party in its annual audit report for 2018-19 filed with the Election Commission , over Rs 1,450 crore came from electoral bonds alone.In 2017-18, the BJP had declared an income of Rs 210 crore from the electoral bonds route.The total expenditure declared by the BJP for 2018-19 is over Rs 1005 crore, which marks a 32% rise over its Rs 758 crore expenditure during 2017-18.The Congress, in contrast, has declared an income of Rs 918 crore and expenditure totalling Rs 470 crore in its annual audit report for 2018-19, now uploaded on the EC website. The main opposition party at the Centre received over Rs 383 crore from electoral bonds, which marks a massive surge from its Rs 5 crore income from electoral bonds in 2017-18.As per the income and expenditure statement filed by BJP for the financial year ending March 31, 2019, its Rs 2,410 crore income was from fee and subscriptions (Rs 1.89 crore), voluntary contributions (Rs 2,354 crore including through receipts from electoral bonds), interest from banks (Rs 54 crore) and other income (Rs 24 lakh). The voluntary contributions came from Aajiwan Sahayog Nidhi (Rs 24.64 crore), contributions from morchas (Rs 68 lakh), contributions from meetings (Rs 93 lakh), electoral bonds income (Rs 1450.89 crore) and other contributions (Rs 876.87 crore).BJP annual audit report has shown Rs 792.39 crore as expenditure on election and general propaganda in 2018-19, up from Rs 567 crore declared in 2017-18.The Congress, as per its annual audit report for 2018-19 filed with EC, received Rs 383 crore from bonds, Rs 20.62 crore from corporate donors, Rs 94.6 crore from electoral trusts and foundations and Rs 2.38 crore from ‘other donors’.The Congress showed around Rs 309 crore as election expenditure in 2018-19, of which Rs 57 lakh was spent on pre-poll surveys and Rs 78 crore on publicity expenses.