Lady Politician

Lady Politician

A bull market in currently under way in the virtual stock of Narendra Modi over at Power Play , a fantasy stock market game designed by Moneycontrol in which users can buy and sell top politicians’ stock. That the online popularity of BJP icon is huge is a no-brainer. But the virtual worth of the Gujarat strongman -- who is staking a claim for the prime minister’s post -- is currently about 17 and 45 times stronger than his rivals such as Arvind Kejriwal and Rahul Gandhi, respectively. The rules are simulation are simple: you will be given Rs 50 lakh as virtual currency when you sign up and you can put the cash at work in the stocks of politicians whose worth you think is set to rise higher – as many as 46 politicians from across the political spectrum are available to invest in. Each politician was launched with an initial listing price of Rs 1,000. Consequently, prices are determined on the basis of net votes (up/down) each receives, net users buying/selling politicians’ stock and the number of shares being bought or sold.