.NEARLY ONE BILLION people are actually casting their enact India's overall vote-casting. It is actually the largest democratic physical exercise in background-- and also can additionally be the most expensive. Spending is actually anticipated to get to 1.35 trn rupees ($ 16bn), depending on to the Facility for Media Studies (CMS), an Indian charitable. That would be much more than double the volume devoted in the previous election in 2019 and also exceed the cash splashed in America's presidential vote-casting in 2020. Why do Indian political parties spend such substantial sums?