.NEARLY ONE BILLION people are actually directing their votes in India's standard vote-casting. It is the largest autonomous exercise in history-- and could additionally be the absolute most costly. Spending is actually expected to connect with 1.35 trn rupees ($ 16bn), depending on to the Center for Media Research Studies (CMS), an Indian non-profit. That would certainly be much more than double the quantity devoted in the previous political election in 2019 and also also go over the money splashed in The United States's presidential vote-casting in 2020. Why carry out Indian political gatherings invest such substantial amounts?