Some 28% of candidates contesting the May 12 elections from three mainstream political parties — the Congress, BJP and Janata Dal (Secular) — are facing criminal cases, according to a recent analysis. The BJP tops the table in terms of candidates with criminal cases against them in the May 12 assembly polls. Of its 224 candidates, 83 (37%) face criminal cases.
The Congress comes in second with 59 (26%) of its 220 candidates embroiled in criminal cases. Of the 199 candidates Janata Dal (Secular) has fielded, 41 (20%) face criminal cases.