** Shares of Whirlpool of India WHIR.NS rises 8.7% to 1,304 rupees
** Bain Capital, TPG, Carlyle, KKR, Advent International among private equity funds vying for stake in the Indian arm of Whirlpool WHR.N, Economic Times reports
** Whirlpool had previously announced plans to halve its stake in the Indian unit to 20%
** Bain, TPG, Carlyle, KKR, Advent and Whirlpool did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment
** About 1.6 mln shares traded vs 30-day avg of ~600,000
** YTD, WHIR has fallen 29%
(Reporting by Hritam Mukherjee and Yagnoseni Das in Bengaluru)
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