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Lok Sabha polls: Political uncertainty is a key risk for markets in 2019

Investors have devised an innovative way for taking further political cues

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Devotees take a holy dip in the Kshipra during the Simhastha Maha Kumbh Mela in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, on May 6 | PHOTO: PTI

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Political uncertainty is a key risk for markets in the New Year. Investors are eager for cues on what's in store for the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party government in the forthcoming General Elections. A big event in this regard was the four state elections whose results were announced earlier this month. 

While there are no elections before the Lok Sabha polls now, investors have devised an innovative way for taking further political cues. "The box office collection and viewer reviews for The Accidental Prime Minister will be a clue on what the voter mood is," quipped a fund manager. The film

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