In computing the total income of an assessee, being an Indian company, there shall be deducted any sum contributed by it, in the previous year to any political party [or an electoral trust]: 1.
Explanation renumbered as
Explanation 2 thereof by Act 29 of 2006, s. 11 (w.e.f. 1-4-2006).
[Provided that no deduction shall be allowed under this section in respect of any sum contributed by way of cash.]
Explanation.—For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that for the purposes of this section, the word “contribute”, with its grammatical variation, has the meaning assigned to it under section 293A of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956).]