.NEARLY ONE BILLION individuals are actually directing their votes in India's standard political election. It is actually the largest democratic exercise in past-- as well as can additionally be one of the most costly. Spending is actually expected to connect with 1.35 trn rupees ($ 16bn), according to the Centre for Media Research Studies (CMS), an Indian non-profit. That will be much more than double the volume devoted in the previous political election in 2019 as well as also go over the money sprayed in The United States's presidential vote-casting in 2020. Why perform Indian political gatherings spend such substantial sums?