23 of 25 Opposition leaders accused of corruption got reprieve after joining BJP since 2014: Report

At least 25 prominent politicians from the opposition ranks, who had been facing probes by Central agencies in corruption cases, have switched to the (BJP) since 2014, when Narendra Modi was first sworn in Prime Minister of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.

Of these, 23 leaders have got a reprieve in the cases from the investigation agencies, a report by

These leaders include 10 from the Congress, four each from NCP and Shiv Sena, three from Trinamool Congress, two from TDP, and one each from Samajwadi Party and YSRCP. As many as three cases against these opposition leaders have been closed while 20 are either stalled or in cold storage, report said. 

Six of the politicians on this list switched allegiance to the BJP in 2024 , in the run-up  to the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. 

A had said that at least 95 per cent of prominent politicians against whom Central investigation agencies including the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) took action after 2014 were from the Opposition. 

The April 3 report comes amid Opposition charges of ‘misuse’ of investigation agencies against the PM Modi led government. The opposition has termed the BJP a “washing machine," referring to the increasing phenomenon of politicians accused of corruption not facing any probes after switching over to the BJP. has denied the accusation.

The report also comes at a time when Arvind Kejriwal and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, two opposition leaders, are in jail in corruption cases being probed by the ED.

On March 31, key opposition leaders of the INDIA bloc came together during at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan in solidarity with Arvind Kejriwal to protest against the larger concern of