(1/n) If you want to know all about the numbers behind #ElectoralBonds, here is a comprehensive data piece you cannot miss
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(2/n)Since 01 March 2019, there were 12 windows open for the purchase of electoral bonds. The 9th phase and the 8th phase were during April’19 and March’19 and had the longest window period with 20 days and 15 days 
(3/n)The highest value of electoral bonds sold was during 9th Phase i.e. 01st April – 20th April 2019 when a total of ₹ 2,256.4 crores were sold . The next highest was the earlier phase i.e. 8th phase between bonds worth ₹ 1365.7 crores were sold.
(4/n)Significantly in the 10th phase, which was for a shortest duration of just 5 days between 06th May and 10th May 2019, the third-highest amount of electoral bonds were sold with ₹ 822. 25 crores.
(5/n) So far, a total of ₹ 3,355.93 crores worth of electoral bonds were sold in the current financial year of 2019-20. This is higher than the whole of the previous financial year which was ₹ 2,550.78 crores.
(6/n) While Electoral Bonds worth ₹1 Crores form 45.68% of the total number sold, their value makes up for 91.76% of the total worth. Together with ₹10 lakh, they make up for more than 99% of the total value sold till date
(7/n) SBI branch in Mumbai witnessed the highest purchase of electoral bonds worth of ₹ 1879.96 crores. The second highest value of bonds is purchased from Kolkata with ₹ 1,440.33 crores followed by the national capital of New Delhi with ₹ 918.58 crores.
(8/n) While Mumbai & Kolkata are the cities where the highest amount of electoral bonds were purchased, it is New Delhi where the largest share were redeemed ( ₹ 4,917.51 crores or 80.5% of the total amount), meaning national parties cornered a majority of the bonds
(9/n) For 2018-19, we only know about the beneficiary political party of bonds worth ₹ 599.07 crores or just 23.5% of the total bonds purchased in 2018-19. We don't yet know who cornered more than 75%
(10/n) Bonds worth more than ₹ 3300 crores were sold in 2019-20 (till date). Hence we will know about beneficiaries of these bonds only after October 2020 when the political parties submit their annual audit reports for 2019-20
(11/n) In other words, we wouldn't know who cornered thousands of crores worth bonds sold during the Lok Sabha elections 2019 even after 12 months of the election. Such a delay does not serve any purpose.
(n/n) And finally, forget about 2019-20, both the BJP & Congress are yet to submit their annual audit report for 2018-19 (we don't find them on the ECI website)
