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Exit polls suggest India heading for weak coalition
Thu May 14, 2009 1:40am EDT
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India could be heading for a weak coalition government on Thursday, with exit polls from the general election suggesting the ruling Congress-led coalition and its rivals would fall short of an outright majority.
Three exit polls on Wednesday showed the ruling Congress-led coalition slightly ahead of the opposition Hindu-nationalist alliance, but both groups needed smaller allies to gain a parliamentary majority.
Such a scenario may leave little room for either group to maneuver on the economy, because a shaky coalition is seen as unlikely to push key reforms such as privatization and raising the foreign investment limit in the insurance sector.
Exit polls though have a mixed history in India. Official results will be released on Saturday.
"If the Congress's lead was larger, the market may have taken it as a good sign," said Gajendra Nagpal, chief executive of Unicon Financial Intermediaries.
"But now that it is just a slender lead, the market may become uncomfortable and think there might be more of a mess in the offing."
At 0425 GMT (12:25 a.m. EDT) on Thursday, India's main stock index was down 2.7 percent.
The Indian rupee was trading at 49.97 to the dollar, at 0430 GMT (12:30 a.m. EDT), off from a two-week low of 50.02 hit in early deals, and lower than Wednesday's close of 49.71.
After the last election in 2004, Indian markets tumbled on fears an unstable coalition would soft-pedal on the next stage of reforms in Asia's third-largest economy which striving to emerge as a major global player.
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The vote count is scheduled for Saturday, when results from all races for the 543-member lower house of parliament should be known.
The possibility of a weak coalition emerging from the election could unsettle markets.
"These exit polls will not assure the market, which is factoring in a lead for the BJP-led alliance," said VK Sharma, head of research at Anagram Stock Broking.
"There will be some downside and it will be volatile."
Anantha Nageswaran, chief investment officer - Asia Pacific, Julius Baer in Singapore, said: "There are negative cues globally and we've had a bit of a rally in stocks, so this will be seen as an excuse to take profits." Continued...
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