.NEARLY ONE BILLION folks are casting their votes in India's standard vote-casting. It is the biggest democratic physical exercise in background-- and could also be one of the most costly. Costs is anticipated to get to 1.35 trn rupees ($ 16bn), depending on to the Centre for Media Research Studies (CMS), an Indian non-profit. That would be greater than double the amount spent in the previous vote-casting in 2019 and also even go beyond the cash splashed in United States's presidential election in 2020. Why carry out Indian political events invest such substantial sums?