.NEARLY ONE BILLION individuals are directing their votes in India's standard election. It is the largest autonomous workout in history-- and also could likewise be actually the best costly. Costs is actually expected to connect with 1.35 trn rupees ($ 16bn), according to the Facility for Media Research Studies (CMS), an Indian non-profit. That would certainly be more than double the amount spent in the previous political election in 2019 and also also go beyond the money splashed in United States's presidential vote-casting in 2020. Why carry out Indian political events spend such extensive sums?