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PICS: Parties spying on opposition!

Parties campaign to win hearts, hire spies to keep watch on

The budget for such investigations usually range from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 25 lakh, depending on the type of investigation or follow-ups. If a spy agency has already been hired by a political party or an individual then, according to the broad policy framework, it does not take any assignment from the opponents.