# DMK, TMC spent over Rs 265 crore on 2021 polls 2026-08-16T13:08:16+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The DMK and the Trinamool Congress (AITC), winners of State elections in 2021, each spent over Rs 265 crore on their campaigns, according to reports submitted to the Election Commission of India. The AIADMK, which lost power, spent 99.5% of its election fund on propaganda, and allotted nearly all of that to media and advertisements. In contrast, the DMK and the AITC split their expenses equally between candidate support and party propaganda. The Congress adopted varied strategies across states: in Assam it relied on star campaigners, while in Kerala it spent most on media and ads. The AIADMK reduced total spending from 2016, while the DMK increased it, shifting from rallies to publicity materials due to COVID-19 restrictions. ## Coverage - thehindu.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: 2021 State elections, AIADMK, AITC, DMK, Election Commission of India, Indian National Congress Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/dmk-tmc-spent-over-rs-265-crore-on-2021-polls/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/dmk-tmc-spent-over-rs-265-crore-on-2021-polls/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/