.NEARLY ONE BILLION folks are casting their votes in India's basic election. It is the largest autonomous physical exercise in history-- and could possibly also be the best costly. Costs is expected to get to 1.35 trn rupees ($ 16bn), depending on to the Facility for Media Researches (CMS), an Indian non-profit. That would certainly be more than double the quantity spent in the previous election in 2019 and even go over the cash sprayed in The United States's governmental political election in 2020. Why do Indian political gatherings invest such large sums?