.NEARLY ONE BILLION individuals are casting their votes in India's general political election. It is the biggest autonomous exercise in history-- and might likewise be actually the most pricey. Costs is expected to get to 1.35 trn rupees ($ 16bn), according to the Centre for Media Studies (CMS), an Indian charitable. That would be actually much more than double the volume devoted in the previous election in 2019 as well as even surpass the money splashed in United States's governmental political election in 2020. Why carry out Indian political events spend such large totals?