Gautam Adani: The results of Bihar assembly elections have come out. In this, NDA has got a bumper victory on 202 seats, while the Grand Alliance has won 35 seats and AIMIM is limited to only 5 seats. Gautam Adani’s name had cropped up before the elections.
During that time, Congress, RJD and CPI (ML) had said that Bihar government and BJP together have given about 1050 acres of land to Adani Power Limited in Peerpainti of Bhagalpur district in the state, on which a 2400 MW thermal power plant is to be built. This land has been given on lease for 25 years, the token amount of which is one rupee.
Opposition targeted the government
Opposition parties had targeted Bihar government and BJP regarding this. His allegation was that Bihar government and BJP together have benefited Adani. However, vehemently denying these allegations, the government had said that this land has been given to Adani following the procedure. This will generate employment and energy will also be generated on a large scale.
Gautam Adani’s net worth jumped
On Wednesday, the Indian stock market witnessed a strong rise based on exit poll estimates. During this period, there was a rise in the shares of all the companies of Adani Group, due to which the Sensex jumped by about 595 points. Adani Enterprises achieved the maximum gain of 4.98 percent.
At the same time, even on Friday, even though trading in the stock market started with a decline, later with the NDA getting the majority, the market started rising. During this period, 8 out of 10 shares of Adani Group saw a rise. Due to this, there was a huge jump in the net worth of company chairman Gautam Adani by 684 million dollars i.e. Rs 60,66,10,53,000.
According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, with this, Gautam Adani’s net worth has now reached $91.6 billion. He is at number 19 in the list of the world’s richest people. So far this year, his net worth has increased by $12.9 billion. Adani Group’s business has expanded from ports, energy, infrastructure to battery storage sector also. Adani Group’s net worth has increased due to the company’s increasing portfolio. Whereas, Mukesh Ambani is at number 18 in the list. His net worth is 106 billion dollars. His net worth has increased by $548 million on Friday alone.
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