- Differentiate ownership from management control; government retains 51% but allows the new investor to take critical decisions.
- Instead of selling its 35.2% stake in BPCL, the government dilutes only 15% through a public issue.
- Take advantage of the current bull run and go for other big-ticket PSU sales through public issues.
- Evolve a political consensus to push through other privatisation deals not affected by the SC order.