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Letter Published inThe National UAE on23 Feb 24 India's expensive election a done deal Iwrite to you in reference to Bibhudutta Pradhan's article India's general election set to be the world's most expensive at more than $14 billion (February 21): The recent verdict of India's Supreme court to scrap electoral bonds has been a turning point in election financing. Those bonds would have allowed donors, including companies, to fund political parties without their names being made public. Even without electoral bonds, India's upcoming general election will still be among the world's most expensive. And while there are parties who want to defeat the ruling NDA government, the results seem to be a foregone conclusion. The ultimate verdict, however, will come from the voters. We will have to wait and see the reality and results. K Ragavan, Bengaluru, India