Dynamite News Rupee spurts 7 paise against dollar after BJP wins polls
The rupee climbed a bit to 64.17 against the dollar as the dust settled on the political landscape in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh and the BJP gets ready to form the next government in both states.
Mumbai: The rupee today climbed a bit to 64.17 against the dollar as the dust settled on the political landscape in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh and the BJP gets ready to form the next government in both states.
The BJP returns to power for the sixth straight term in Gujarat and unseats the Congress in Himachal Pradesh.
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