Reviving investment is key, says man tipped to be India's finance minister


BOHARU, India (Reuters) - Massaging his swollen feet after campaigning in the villages of Punjab, the man tipped to be India's next finance minister says he wants the government that takes office next month to approve five big-ticket investments quickly to signal it means business.

Arun Jaitley is a senior leader of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), hot favourite to form a government after the election that began last week and will be staggered over the next month. A former commerce minister and a skilled courtroom lawyer, he is a key lieutenant of Hindu nationalist leader Narendra Modi, the BJP's candidate for prime minister.

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