.NEARLY ONE BILLION people are casting their enact India's general election. It is actually the greatest democratic exercise in background-- and also could possibly likewise be the most expensive. Spending is expected to connect with 1.35 trn rupees ($ 16bn), according to the Center for Media Research Studies (CMS), an Indian non-profit. That would be greater than double the volume devoted in the previous vote-casting in 2019 and even go over the money sprayed in The United States's presidential election in 2020. Why do Indian political gatherings devote such extensive totals?