.NEARLY ONE BILLION folks are actually casting their votes in India's overall vote-casting. It is the most significant democratic workout in history-- and also can additionally be actually one of the most pricey. Spending is assumed to connect with 1.35 trn rupees ($ 16bn), according to the Center for Media Studies (CMS), an Indian charitable. That would be actually greater than double the quantity devoted in the previous political election in 2019 and also even go beyond the cash money splashed in The United States's presidential political election in 2020. Why do Indian political gatherings devote such huge sums?