.NEARLY ONE BILLION folks are actually directing their votes in India's standard election. It is the most significant democratic workout in history-- as well as could also be actually the best expensive. Costs is actually assumed to reach 1.35 trn rupees ($ 16bn), according to the Facility for Media Research Studies (CMS), an Indian non-profit. That would be much more than double the amount spent in the previous election in 2019 and also even go beyond the cash money sprayed in America's presidential election in 2020. Why carry out Indian political gatherings devote such extensive sums?