.NEARLY ONE BILLION individuals are actually casting their enact India's general political election. It is actually the most significant autonomous physical exercise in background-- and could also be one of the most costly. Spending is actually expected to reach out to 1.35 trn rupees ($ 16bn), according to the Facility for Media Researches (CMS), an Indian non-profit. That would be actually much more than double the quantity spent in the previous election in 2019 and even go beyond the money sprayed in The United States's governmental political election in 2020. Why do Indian political parties spend such huge sums?