Investors are hoping that the BJP-led government will be better at getting things done and would be more business-friendly than the Congress-led coalition government, which was in power during the past ten years.

Continued dollar selling by exporters and some banks also boosted the rupee sentiment, a forex dealer said. Weak dollar overseas helped as the dollar index, a gauge of six major global rivals, was down by 0.13 per cent.

The new BJP government has its hands full, with an economy on the skids and an imbalanced fisc. Business leaders are hopeful that quick decision-making will replace the policy inaction that weighed down the second avatar of the Congress-led UPA-II.

Positive investor sentiment, which got a boost in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls, is likely to be sustained following the thumping victory of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, Moody's Investors Service said.

Modi will have a fight on his hands to gain full cooperation from many state governments, which he needs to implement his agenda nationwide.

As the new government moves from the poetry of campaigning to the prose of governing, the big and difficult agenda of jobs looms large, writes TeamLease Chairman Manish Sabharwal.

He lost by 94,000 votes to former chief minister of Punjab and Congress candidate, Capt Amarinder Singh. In 2009, this seat was held by BJP's Navjot Singh Sidhu. 

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With expected prosperity in the coming years, India needs to quickly shift focus from grain production to producing vegetables and proteins feels Cargill India Chairman Siraj Chaudhry.

Business Today spoke to Ajay Shriram, Chairman and Senior MD, DCM Shriram, on what should be on the agenda of the new government -

Business Today speaks to Anshuman Magazine, Chairman and MD, CBRE India, on what lies ahead for the real estate sector as the new government takes charge

The ratings agency added the investment climate can be strengthened by measures including \"a clear strategy\" for fiscal consolidation, creating a low inflation environment and a new push towards structural reforms.

High-speed bullet trains, building modern cities and expediting work on the freight and industrial corridors are some of the promises the BJP made in its 2014 Lok Sabha manifesto to revive growth and create employment in the country.

Executives in the PE and VC industry feel that a prerequisite for domestic growth is encouraging investments into industry and infrastructure, including health care and education.

Business Today talks to Johney Maheshwari; PGDM class of 2015, SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, on what should be the new government's agenda.

Ratul Puri, Chairman of Hindustan Powerprojects Private Ltd., sees China-style development in India in the years ahead. \"It is the strongest mandate in recent times. That would allow the government to take the right decisions,\" he said.

Modi's landslide was welcomed with a thundering rally on stock markets and raucous celebrations at offices across the country of his BJP, where supporters danced, exploded fireworks and handed out sweets.

Experts feel that Narendra Modi's model of minimum government and maximum governance, if implemented at the Centre, will definitely boost the infrastructure sector, improve processes of governance, make bureaucracy more accountable and also redefine Centre-state relations.

A delay in rains for monsoon-dependent India could pose challenges for the country's next government, possibly pushing up inflation and denting economic growth.

Wholesale prices in April rose a slower-than-expected 5.20 per cent, as a nearly 18 per cent drop in onion prices since March slowed down food inflation to 8.64 per cent from 9.90 per cent in March.