The data labels on the bars show how many MPs each party has. The top two national parties, the Congress and the BJP, have 21% and 38% of their MPs facing criminal charges. Of all parties with 3 or more MPs, the Shiv Sena has the largest percentage of MPs facing criminal charges (82%), followed closely by the RJD (75%) and JD (S) (67%).
Figure 2 shows the corresponding percentages by state. Jharkhand leads the pack at 57%, followed closely by Maharashtra at 54%, Bihar at 45%, Gujarat at 42%, and UP at 39%. The picture changes somewhat when only serious criminal charges are being considered, as can be seen in Figure 3.
When considering only serious criminal charges, UP leads the pack with 28%, followed very closely by Gujarat at 27%, Maharashtra at 21%, Karnataka at 18%, AP at 17%, TN and Bihar at 15%, and Jharkhand at 14%.
For those interested, the ADR report also gives a list of the top 35 MPs with the most criminal cases against them.
