Registered Unrecognised Political Parties Doubles In 9 Years

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CONTEXT:

The number of registered unrecognised political parties has increased two-fold from 2010 to 2019. From 1,112 such parties in 2010, the number of unrecognised registered parties has increased to 2,301 in 2019.
Of the total 2,301, only 78 registered unrecognised political parties or 3.39 % parties in 2018-19 and 82 or 3.56 percent in 2017-18 submitted their contribution details so far to the Election Commission.

ASSOCIATION FOR DEMOCRATIC REFORMS (ADR) ANALYSIS:

Total Funding Received: These registered unrecognised parties received `90.05 crore in 2017-18 and 2018-19 from 12,998 donors.
Highest Donation: Apna Desh Party of Uttar Pradesh declared the highest donations for both financial years combined of `65.63 crore (4300 donations) or 72.88% of the total declared donations by unrecognized parties
Total Political Parties in India: By 15th March, 2019, there are a total of 2,360 political parties registered with the Commission.
- 2,301 or 97.50% of registered political parties are unrecognised parties.
Two fold increase in registered unrecognised political parties: The number of registered unrecognised political parties has increased two fold in the last 10 years.
- From 1112 parties in 2010, the number has spiked to 2,301 in 2019.
Number of such parties increases disproportionately during the year of Parliamentary elections especially. Between 2018 and 2019, it increased by over 9.8% while between 2013 and 2014, it increased by 18 percent.
State wise distribution: Of the total of 2,301 registered unrecognised parties, 653 parties or 28.38% belong to Uttar Pradesh, followed by 291 parties or 12.65% from Delhi and 184 or 8% from Tamil Nadu.
State wise funding: A total of Rs 54.206 cr (3511 donations) was donated to the unrecognised parties from Gujarat, followed by Rs 12.239 cr (6526 donations) from Maharashtra and `3.294 cr (179 donations) from Uttar Pradesh.

Q. Consider the following statements.

In India, more than 70 % of registered political parties are unrecognised parties.
The number of registered unrecognised political parties has increased two fold in the last 10 years.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

ANS: C