Re-elected MLAs from ruling party added more wealth than others

Analysis also shows average wealth of re-elected candidates was higher than that of elected candidates

Data emerging from the recently concluded Assembly elections in five states shows that it pays to be in power.

A Business Standard analysis of data from the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) on the wealth of candidates shows that the re-elected MLAs from the ruling party added more wealth in the last five years than re-elected candidates from other political parties.

For instance, in Uttar Pradesh, the average wealth of re-elected candidates from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) increased 61.89 per cent. In contrast, re-elected members from Samajwadi Party (SP) increased their wealth by 53.17 per cent.

In Goa, there