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115 crorepatis in fray for Arunachal Assembly polls; CM Khandu is wealthiest

115 crorepatis in fray for Arunachal Assembly polls; CM Khandu is wealthiest

Itanagar, Apr 11 (UNI) About 115 (81 per cent) out of 142 (143-1) candidates in fray for the April 19 Assembly election in Arunachal Pradesh are crorepatis, according to a report.
The report said 131 (71 per cent) out of 184 candidates were crorepatis in 2019 polls.
Among the major political parties, 57 (97%) out of 59 BJP candidates, 16 (80%) out of 20 National People’s Party (NPP) candidates, 13 (68%) out of 19 INC candidates, and nine (82%) out of 11 candidates from People’s Party of Arunachal (PPA) have declared assets valued more than Rs 1 crore.

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