If big business is miffed with Mr Modi, then it only suits him electorally

The  current media narrative is that India Inc is unhappy with the Narendra Modi government. Many industry leaders are believed to be privately complaining that Mr Modi’s performance so far has been well below their expectations. Hence it is being concluded that India Inc’s big moneybags may neither dole out funds to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the forthcoming general elections nor vote for Mr Modi. 

How valid is this inference? There is no doubt that Mr Modi has guided his policy away from one that India Inc expected to be openly and substantively pro-business. Largely responsible for this