The apex court, however, said that the entire expenditure The apex court, however, said that the entire expenditureincurred by star campaigners is not exempted under Section 77for the purpose of determining the total expenditure incurredby any candidate in an election. "In other words, the expenditure incurred in connectionwith arrangements like erection of pandals etc. for a meetingof a star campaigner does not form part of the exemptedexpenditure under explanation 1," the bench said. PTI PKS SJKRKSDV