Crorepati Politicians: A Worrying Trend By Deepak Parvatiyar October 27, 2014 Statistics reveal that over 88 and 83 per cent members elected respectively to the Maharashtra and Haryana state assemblies are millionaires. In Maharashtra, 253 of the 288 MLAs are millionaires and 80 of them have assets exceeding Rs 10 crore. While five of the 10 richest MLAs are from the Bharatiya Janata Party in Maharashtra, other parties were not very far behind in roping in millionaire candidates. Similarly, 70 MLAs of the 90-member state assembly in Haryana are millionaires. Of these, 40 belong to the BJP and 30 to its rival political groups. A research by Haryana Election Watch (HEW) and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) shows that the average assets of Haryana legislators at Rs.12.97 crore are almost double than that of the members of the previous House whose average assets stood at Rs 6.71 crore (Even in the previous Haryana House, 65 of the 90 legislators were crorepatis!
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