.NEARLY ONE BILLION folks are directing their votes in India's overall vote-casting. It is actually the most significant autonomous physical exercise in background-- and also can additionally be the most costly. Spending is actually anticipated to connect with 1.35 trn rupees ($ 16bn), according to the Centre for Media Studies (CMS), an Indian non-profit. That would certainly be actually more than double the amount invested in the previous election in 2019 as well as even go over the cash splashed in United States's presidential election in 2020. Why do Indian political events invest such substantial totals?