Minority shareholders can influence the board’s decision by getting affirmative voting rights through shareholders/investment agreements. Such rights should also be incorporated in the articles of association of the company. Also since the board of directors have to act not just for the benefit of the company but also in their fiduciary capacity to protect the shareholders, the Companies Act 2013 has laid down certain provisions for the protection of minority shareholders to prevent oppression and mismanagement. Company and its board have to work consistently to strike a balance between the rule of the majority and the rights of the minority.