The claim
The Serum Institute of India donated Rs.50.02 crores to the BJP through Electoral Bonds in August 2022.
Original review summary
The review finds that SII donated Rs. 50.25 crores to the Prudent Electoral Trust in August 2022, and that the trust issued a cheque for the same amount to the BJP. It says the transfer was through an electoral trust, not electoral bonds, so the claim misidentifies both the amount and the route of payment.[S1]
Additional context
Electoral trusts and electoral bonds are distinct schemes. The review describes electoral trusts as distributing contributions to political parties and says donors under the electoral bonds scheme are kept anonymous. [S1]
Research date:
Sources and attribution
- [S1] FACTLY original review
Original review · Retrieved October 17, 2026