Modi's assets up Rs 14 lakh

Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, on Thursday disclosed assets worth Rs 1.65 crore - a rise of Rs 14.34 lakh from his declaration for Vadodara Lok Sabha seat a fortnight ago, which was attributed by the BJP to fund transfer by the party to Modi's election account. The Gujarat chief minister's wealth is Rs 68 lakh higher than Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal who on Wednesday declared his individual assets at Rs 96.25 lakh.

However, former Delhi Chief Minister and his wife Sunita together have higher movable and immovable assets worth Rs 2.14 crore. The rise in Modi's assets is on account of a higher cash in hand and increase in his bank balance, as per his affidavit filed for the Varanasi seat. Modi is also contesting from Vadodara in Gujarat and the nomination for that was filed on April 9. The cash in hand of the BJP leader has increased by Rs 3,000 while bank balance has seen a rise of Rs 14.31 lakh from the amounts disclosed in Vadodara affidavit. All other details remain same in the two documents.