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Election results impact sentiment negatively

Sentiment has been weak and consumer expectations have steadily worsened in recent weeks

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Mahesh Vyas
Consumer sentiment fell for a third consecutive week ended March 12, reaching a new low of 88.73. Sentiment has been weak and consumer expectations have steadily worsened in recent weeks. However, this weak trend worsened immediately following the election results of March 11.

I expect consumer sentiments indices to react almost always negatively to almost any election result.

Election results in India almost always disappoint the greater electorate. Let those exuberant, colourful and noisy displayers of victory on TV not mislead you. It's a party of the victors, and almost never of the electorate at large. This is not a
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