.NEARLY ONE BILLION folks are casting their votes in India's general political election. It is the greatest democratic physical exercise in record-- and also can also be actually the absolute most costly. Costs is anticipated to reach 1.35 trn rupees ($ 16bn), depending on to the Facility for Media Researches (CMS), an Indian charitable. That will be actually more than double the amount devoted in the previous political election in 2019 and also even surpass the cash sprayed in America's presidential political election in 2020. Why carry out Indian political parties devote such large sums?