.NEARLY ONE BILLION people are casting their votes in India's general vote-casting. It is actually the greatest democratic workout in past history-- and can also be actually one of the most pricey. Spending is assumed to get to 1.35 trn rupees ($ 16bn), depending on to the Centre for Media Research Studies (CMS), an Indian charitable. That will be more than double the volume invested in the previous vote-casting in 2019 as well as even go over the cash money sprayed in America's presidential vote-casting in 2020. Why do Indian political gatherings invest such substantial amounts?