.NEARLY ONE BILLION individuals are directing their votes in India's general vote-casting. It is actually the greatest democratic physical exercise in past history-- and also could likewise be the most costly. Costs is expected to get to 1.35 trn rupees ($ 16bn), depending on to the Facility for Media Studies (CMS), an Indian non-profit. That would certainly be greater than double the amount spent in the previous vote-casting in 2019 as well as even go beyond the cash money sprayed in United States's presidential election in 2020. Why do Indian political gatherings spend such extensive amounts?