Showing the allocation to the states, Kharge said that all five southern states put together received a lesser share than Uttar Pradesh.
Published Oct 05, 2025 | 11:22 AM ⚊ Updated Oct 05, 2025 | 11:22 AM
Ministers MB Patil and Priyank Kharge
Synopsis: Karnataka ministers Priyank Kharge and MB Patil criticised the Union government over low allocation to the state in the October 2025 advance tax devolution. Kharge said that all five southern states put together received a lesser share than Uttar Pradesh.
Karnataka ministers Priyank Kharge and MB Patil criticised the Union government over low allocation to the state in the October 2025 advance tax devolution.
While Karnataka received ₹3,705 crore, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar received massive shares of ₹18,227 crore and ₹10,219 crore, respectively. Kharge and Patil alleged that the BJP’s ‘vote-bank’ states received larger shares in comparison to Karnataka.
“Karnataka alone contributed ₹1.6 lakh crore in GST in FY 2024–25, and ₹1.9–2.2 lakh crore in direct and corporate taxes, yet the Centre shortchanges us. For every ₹100 Karnataka sends to Delhi, we get back ₹12, while UP gets ₹295 back and Bihar gets ₹770 back,” Kharge said in a post on X on Saturday, 4 October.
Showing the allocation to the states, Kharge said that all five southern states put together received a lesser share than Uttar Pradesh. “We are the state that creates maximum jobs, absorbs the highest number of migrants, leads in IT/ITeS exports and powering the nation’s growth, yet we are being starved of funds by the Centre,” Kharge added.
Patil termed it as “financial discrimination against a state that fuels India’s GDP, innovation, and tax revenues.” “Karnataka contributes more — it must receive more,” he said in a post on X.
According to the data from the Union government, Andhra Pradesh received ₹4,112 crore, Kerala received ₹1,956 crore, Tamil Nadu received ₹4,144 crore, and Telangana received ₹2,136 crore.
Kharge also questioned why the Karnataka unit of the BJP was silent over the allocation and said, ” Instead of Dharmasthala Chalo, they should do a Delhi Chalo.”
BJP’s vote-bank states Uttar Pradesh and Bihar get ₹18,000 cr and ₹10,000 cr respectively, while Karnataka is left with a mere ₹3,700 crore.
All five southern states put together get less than Uttar Pradesh.
Karnataka alone contributed ~₹1.6 lakh crore in GST in FY 2024–25,… pic.twitter.com/ntFTSK7E5r
— Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ (@PriyankKharge) October 4, 2025
(Edited by Muhammed Fazil with inputs from Anisha Reddy.)
