.NEARLY ONE BILLION folks are actually directing their votes in India's standard vote-casting. It is the greatest democratic physical exercise in past history-- as well as can also be the best pricey. Spending is actually assumed to get to 1.35 trn rupees ($ 16bn), according to the Facility for Media Research Studies (CMS), an Indian non-profit. That would be much more than double the quantity spent in the previous vote-casting in 2019 and also even exceed the cash splashed in The United States's presidential vote-casting in 2020. Why do Indian political celebrations invest such substantial totals?