Election Commission का बड़ा खुलासा |https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CoeKcYDwCw  Newsnasha  May 1, 2024 Figures released after a four days, with 5% variance from immediate figures? 

Congress, TMC critique EC over delay in sharing phase 1, 2 voting data  https://www.business-standard.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/congress-tmc-critique-ec-over-delay-in-sharing-phase-1-2-voting-data-124050100015_1.html  Yechury alleged that apprehensions of manipulation of results continue as total voter numbers can be altered at the time of counting. Total number of voters in each constituency was always available on ECI website till 2014 and the commission must be transparent and put out this data, he said

'Unusual & worrying': EC finally reveals turnout figures for phase 1 & 2; opposition sees red https://www.moneycontrol.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/unusual-opposition-sees-red-article-12712056.html 
Earlier, the Election Commission used to release the final data of voting percentage immediately after the polling or within 24 hours, says Congress leader Jairam Ramesh.

‘https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/split-sena-or-face-arrest-modi-government-had-warned-eknath-shinde-sanjay-raut-9285777/  , Aditya Thackeray: “On May 20, 2022, Eknath Shinde had come to ‘Varsha’ bungalow. This was after the Income Tax department had seized his cash godown. Eknath Shinde was given the offer of either joining hands with BJP or go to jail. Scratching his beard, Eknath Shinde started crying. Even as he was crying, he told Uddhav Thackeray that he was being threatened…

Amid debate about inheritance tax, rising share of personal income tax and indirect tax remains a concern https://www.thehindu.com/data/amid-debate-about-inheritance-tax-rising-share-of-personal-income-tax-and-indirect-tax-remains-a-concern/article68122636.ece  April 30, 2024 Recent data show that personal income tax collections have increased, while collections from corporate taxes have reduced.  the Finance Ministry released provisional data that showed an uptick in net tax collections. This is mostly driven by an increase in personal income tax and securities transaction tax collections. On the other hand, collections from net corporate taxes have reduced marginally. The data also show that revenues from personal income tax and securities transaction tax grew at almost double the pace compared to revenues from corporate taxes last year.

Net direct tax collections exceed 2023-24 target https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/direct-tax-collections-exceed-estimates-in-fy24-jump-18-to-1958-lakh-crore/article68090542.ece
Corporate tax receipts’ share slipped to 46.5% from 49.6% in 2022-23; personal income tax and securities transaction tax receipts grew at over double the pace of corporate taxes last year, say Finance Ministry data April 21, 2024.. India’s net direct tax collections grew 17.7% in 2023-24 to hit ₹19.58 lakh crore, marginally surpassing the revised estimates for the year, thanks to a surge in personal income taxes whose share of the tax kitty rose to 53.3% from 50.06% in the previous year while corporate taxes’ contribution dipped to 46.5% from 49.6%.  

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/the-rising-share-of-personal-income-tax-and-indirect-tax-is-a-concern/ Recent data show that Personal Income Tax Collections have increased, while collections from Corporate Taxes have reduced. This trend is accentuated by the sharp decline in corporate tax following the 2019 tax cuts. 

Chart 2 demonstrates a historical trend where indirect taxes had been decreasing since the 1980s, whereas direct taxes were on the rise. However, recent years have witnessed a reversal of this trend, with indirect taxes increasing and direct taxes declining.

the majority of personal income tax filers fall within the ₹1 lakh-₹5 lakh annual income bracket, indicating that middle-income earners are disproportionately affected.

These charts were made by Rachita Rabboni, who isinterning with the Hiindu Data team