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Vajpayee's NDA versus Modi's NDA: What it means to stock markets?

Comparative analysis of market performances between the present NDA and previous NDA governments clearly shows the importance of political stability

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G Chokkalingam
Since the NDA formed a government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014, the Sensex has jumped over 54 per cent from May that year to above 35,000 in 2018.  The performance of the domestic stock markets during the present NDA government seems far superior to that of the previous one. In contrast to the 54 per cent jump so far, the Sensex almost stagnated around 5,000 points during the previous NDA government. It was at 5,033 in mid-October 1999 and fell down marginally to 5,006 in May 2004 when the government ended its term. 

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