'The estimated expenditure is expected to be more than double the Rs 60,000 crore spent in 2019'
Helicopters are anticipated to be more in demand compared to fixed-wing aircraft as choppers will help in providing accessibility to rural and remote areas in a shorter time.
There would be uncertainty on the economic front till a new government comes in at the Centre after the 2014 general elections, experts said.
The Centre for Media Studies after releasing a report on 2019 polls expenditure, also claimed the recently-concluded election has signalled that the more the expenditure, the "more vicious and ugly" the campaigns become.
A research organisation has described the electoral exercise as "money guzzler".
A whopping Rs 30,000 crore is likely to be spent by the government, political parties and candidates in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, making it by far the most expensive electoral exercise in Indian history.
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