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The compulsions of a coalition government and an invigorated opposition spell the end of political tailwinds for a conglomerate that’s tanked up on debt plus risk in the hope of breakneck growth.

Tuesday’s election results set off a tsunami that saw the so-called “Modi stocks”—comprising Adani group, infrastructure and public sector companies—taking a battering. The recovery later on Wednesday notwithstanding, the message is clear: it is the end of business as usual.
While it appears that there will be a National Democratic Alliance government and that Narendra Modi will head it, the realities a Modi 3.0 government will face are starkly different. For starters, it will have to lean on allies with a fickle track record and hard bargaining skills, creating a constant overhang. Then, we cannot completely disregard the possibility of …
A regulatory easing could see the billionaire’s conglomerate move from running airports to owning an airline—an idea he is warming up to, with multiple options open.
The retired banker wants India’s top companies to invest in AI. But the capital, ambition, and urgency simply aren’t there.
FY26 numbers show that Airtel is stealing a march on its larger rival on most counts and is unrelenting in its ambition, casting a cloud on Jio’s valuation.