.NEARLY ONE BILLION individuals are directing their enact India's standard vote-casting. It is the most significant democratic physical exercise in background-- as well as can likewise be actually one of the most pricey. Costs is actually expected to connect with 1.35 trn rupees ($ 16bn), according to the Center for Media Studies (CMS), an Indian charitable. That will be actually greater than double the quantity spent in the previous election in 2019 as well as also go over the cash sprinkled in The United States's presidential election in 2020. Why do Indian political gatherings invest such extensive amounts?