India, Sept. 22 -- India, the world's largest democracy, treats elections as more than a mechanism for transferring power - they are celebrated as a festival of democracy. Millions of citizens exercise their right to vote, shaping the trajectory of governance and asserting their collective voice. Yet, beneath this celebratory veneer lies a pressing challenge: the growing frequency of elections. Holding elections at short intervals raises a critical question - are frequent elections truly strengthening democracy, or are they slowing down the nation's progress?
India's elections are among the most expensive in the world. The recent Lok Sabha polls alone cost nearly '1.35 trillion, covering only the expenditure of the Election Commission. Onc...