A list of donors and details of contributions to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) were revealed recently in the party’s contribution report submitted to the Election Commission.
Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal is listed as making three contributions of ₹ 10,000 each. Former Delhi chief minister Atishi donated ₹ 42,000, while Punjab AAP president Aman Arora contributed ₹ 1.20 lakh. Because it faced difficulties over which QR code to use and which bank account should receive the money, ranka also said the group later stopped the practice.
The July Gen Z-led protests at Jantar Mantar eventually led to the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as Union education minister. “The volunteers here supported us. The filing also names several prominent AAP leaders as donors.
“After a point, we stopped everything and made everything in-kind,” Ranka said, adding that supporters were instead asked to donate food, arrange mattresses or provide tarpaulins. Asked if he paid for his flight to Assam, Ranka said volunteers in the state had supported the team. We do it in the same way everywhere,” he said. “I request the people wherever we are going… the people there to help us out,” Ranka added.
The interviewer then referred to the CJP’s website and asked whether the movement was largely funded by members and India-based donations. Ashutosh Ranka donated ₹ 21,100 to the AAP in financial year 2025-26, before joining the CJP, according to the report. His contribution features among 1,202 numbered entries in AAP’s latest filing, which shows that the party received ₹ 12.10 crore in contributions during 2025-26, 68% lower than the ₹ 38.10 crore it received in 2024-25.
Ranka said the CJP was a spontaneous movement and had not yet been able to streamline its funding arrangements. Ranka said people supporting the CJP’s Jantar Mantar campaign had earlier been able to donate cash into a small drum kept near the stage. “People would ask, ‘Why are you asking for cash when everyone uses UPI.’”
