Ashok Leyland Limited
LIC, last observed with a 1.03 percent stake in Ashok Leyland Limited, is no longer listed among the company's named shareholders, indicating either a complete exit or a reduction below the 1 percent disclosure requirement.
A leading manufacturer of medium and heavy commercial vehicles, the company operates through a vertically integrated manufacturing setup with a strong brand presence. It maintains an extensive distribution and service network across India and operates in fifty countries globally. Headquartered in Chennai, the company also runs driver training institutes that have trained over eight hundred thousand drivers since its inception.
India's largest domestic institutional investor with over Rs 56 lakh crore in total AUM, of which roughly Rs 15 lakh crore sits in listed equities. Holds stakes in virtually every major listed Indian company. When LIC builds or exits a position, it moves markets. Government-owned and mandated to invest policyholder funds in Indian equities and bonds, making it the ultimate long-only, long-term India bull.