Nearly 50% of MPs and MLAs with hate speech cases against them are from BJP

The maximum number of MPs and MLAs who have registered cases of self-declared hate speech filed against them are from UP

As many as 58 members of parliament (MPs) and members of legislative assembly (MLAs) have declared that police complaints of hate speech have been filed against them, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms and National Election Watch, released on April 25, 2018.

Based on an analysis of self-sworn affidavits submitted by electoral candidates prior to the last election they contested, the report found that MPs and MLAs belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have reported the most (27, or 47% of all) cases of hate speech filed