.NEARLY ONE BILLION people are directing their votes in India's general political election. It is the most significant autonomous exercise in background-- and also could additionally be actually the absolute most costly. Costs is assumed to get to 1.35 trn rupees ($ 16bn), depending on to the Facility for Media Research Studies (CMS), an Indian non-profit. That would be actually more than double the amount devoted in the previous political election in 2019 as well as also go over the money sprayed in United States's presidential political election in 2020. Why carry out Indian political events devote such large totals?