Indicted, but still in the race
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has said 2G spectrum sold had the exchequer Rs 1.75 lakh crore. The spotlight fell on Andimuthu Raja, the then Union Telecom Minister. Raja subsequently resigned and was jailed. He is the DMK candidate- Lalu Prasad Yadav has been an accused in 63-odd cases, the biggest that rocked his political career was the 1996 fodder scam worth approximately Rs 950 crore. Lalu has held the important Railways portfolio in the UPA-1 government. He was later
- Mayawati has been on the CBI's radar for disproportionate assets. In 2007-2008, she had allegedly paid an income tax of Rs 26 crore, which placed her among the top 20 taxpayers in the country that year. Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party is certainly
- Dayanidhi Maran, who is also a suspect in the case relating to irregularities in the allocation of 2G spectrum in 2008, will be contesting the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Central Chennai for the DMK party.
- Suresh Kalmadi came under cloud for his handling of the Commonwealth Games. There are allegations that the Games' Rs 7,000 crore budget was not entirely spent. India's image also took a beating when the media splashed poor conditions in the players
- Former Karnataka chief minister, B. S. Yeddyurappa, has land-grabbing cases against him. He is also allegedly involved in an illegal iron ore export scam. When the BJP highcommand cracked down, he left in a huff to form the Karnataka Janata Paksha.
- Former Jharkand Chief Minister Madhu Koda was accused for a mining scam worth over Rs 4,000 crore. The man reportedly exploited the state's natural resources by licensing illegal mining and allegedly shared 30% of the booty with Maoists. His wife
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has said 2G spectrum sold had the exchequer Rs 1.75 lakh crore. The spotlight fell on Andimuthu Raja, the then Union Telecom Minister. Raja subsequently resigned and was jailed. He is the DMK candidate
Indicted, but still in the race
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