The latest Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) contribution report has thrown up two striking names from its political past and present: Ashutosh Ranka, a former AAP spokesperson who is now co-convener of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), and Trident Limited, the company founded by former AAP Rajya Sabha MP Rajinder Gupta.

According to AAP’s contribution report filed with the Election Commission, Ranka contributed ₹21,100 to the party during 2025-26, before he took up his role in the CJP.

The CJP had announced Ranka as one of its co-conveners in August 2026.

The much larger contribution came from Trident Limited. The company gave AAP ₹5 crore, with the cheque dated January 9, 2026, when Gupta was still associated with AAP.

Gupta later joined the BJP in April 2026 along with six other AAP Rajya Sabha MPs.

The two contributions sit against a much broader change in AAP’s finances. The party disclosed around ₹12.10 crore in contributions for 2025-26, down about 68% from the ₹38.10 crore it reported in 2024-25.

The two big donors

Two contributors accounted for almost the entire disclosed amount:

  • Prudent Electoral Trust: ₹5 crore
  • Trident Limited: ₹5 crore
  • Combined: ₹10 crore, or roughly 83% of AAP’s disclosed contributions of about ₹12.10 crore.

Trident was founded by Rajinder Gupta, who was elected to the Rajya Sabha on an AAP ticket in October 2025.

Its ₹5-crore contribution was made in January 2026, several months before Gupta joined the BJP.

The filing itself does not establish any connection between the donation and his subsequent political move.

Who else gave to AAP?

The contribution report contains 1,202 numbered entries. Among the publicly reported names and amounts are:

  • Ashutosh Ranka: ₹21,100
  • Arvind Kejriwal: ₹30,000 through three payments of ₹10,000 each
  • Atishi: ₹42,000 through 12 payments of ₹3,500 each
  • Aman Arora: ₹1.20 lakh through 12 payments of ₹10,000 each
  • Jain Siddiqui and Associates: ₹5 lakh
  • Brilliant Study Centre: ₹20,010
  • Prudent Electoral Trust: ₹5 crore
  • Trident Limited: ₹5 crore

AAP’s donations fell sharply

The latest filing marks a substantial decline in the party's disclosed contributions.

Major data points:

  • 2025-26: About ₹12.10 crore
  • 2024-25: ₹38.10 crore
  • 2023-24: ₹11.06 crore
  • Year-on-year decline in 2025-26: About 68%
  • Prudent + Trident: ₹10 crore combined
  • Share of disclosed contributions from these two donors: About 83%
  • Number of numbered entries in the report: 1,202

The latest filing covers the first full financial year after AAP lost power in Delhi in February 2025. The party continues to govern Punjab.

AAP's contributions had risen sharply in the preceding year, from ₹11.06 crore in 2023-24 to ₹38.10 crore in 2024-25. Prudent Electoral Trust had contributed ₹16.40 crore to AAP in 2024-25.

How much did Kejriwal, Atishi and Aman Arora give?

AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal appears in the filing with three contributions of ₹10,000 each, taking his total contribution to ₹30,000 for the year.

Former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi made 12 payments of ₹3,500, totalling ₹42,000. Punjab AAP president Aman Arora made 12 payments of ₹10,000, totalling ₹1.20 lakh.

The contribution report provides a statutory disclosure of donations above the applicable threshold. It should therefore not be treated as a complete account of AAP's overall annual income, which is reported separately through audited accounts.

The Ranka connection

Ranka's entry is notable because of his subsequent political journey. He had earlier served as an AAP spokesperson and is now a co-convener of the CJP.

The ₹21,100 contribution, however, belongs to the 2025-26 financial year and predates his CJP role.

The filing establishes the donation and its timing, but does not by itself indicate any continuing financial or political relationship between Ranka and AAP.

The donor list therefore offers a snapshot of AAP's finances during a year marked by a sharp fall in disclosed contributions, while also recording payments from figures whose political affiliations subsequently changed.