Experts recommend investing in equities in India as elections 2019 approach

Investors might hope for a repeat of the 2004 election when it comes to the impact on equities. The Sensex saw a 113 percent advance over the two years through March 2005

Indian stocks have been roughed up along with most markets in recent months, but there could soon be reason to cheer. National elections are due by 2019, and modern history shows that tends to be a good thing for investors.

While Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces an uphill battle to sustain his party’s majority in the key lower house of parliament, the past six elections show positive returns for Indian equities over the two years that straddle the vote -- regardless of whether power changed hands.

The fiscal years prior to elections showed positive gains for the benchmark S&P BSE