.NEARLY ONE BILLION folks are directing their votes in India's general political election. It is the largest democratic physical exercise in history-- and might also be the best pricey. Costs is expected to reach out to 1.35 trn rupees ($ 16bn), depending on to the Centre for Media Research Studies (CMS), an Indian charitable. That would be actually greater than double the amount devoted in the previous vote-casting in 2019 and also even exceed the money sprinkled in United States's presidential political election in 2020. Why do Indian political parties spend such substantial sums?