The Trinamool Congress allocated Rs 75 lakh each to 48 candidates, including key figures Abhishek Banerjee, Mahua Moitra, and Shatrughan Sinha, for the recent Lok Sabha elections. Their total expenditure reached Rs 3.60 crore. The Aam Aadmi Party provided over Rs 60 lakh to three candidates, while AIMIM gave Rs 52 lakh to its president Asaduddin Owaisi.