.NEARLY ONE BILLION folks are actually directing their votes in India's basic vote-casting. It is actually the largest autonomous physical exercise in history-- and can likewise be actually one of the most pricey. Costs is expected to reach out to 1.35 trn rupees ($ 16bn), according to the Centre for Media Studies (CMS), an Indian charitable. That will be actually more than double the amount invested in the previous political election in 2019 and also also go beyond the money sprayed in United States's presidential election in 2020. Why carry out Indian political celebrations invest such large sums?