Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party and its allies were set to return to power in the nation's richest state, television channels reported on Saturday, a boost for the Hindu-nationalist leader after a disappointing general election.

INDIA bloc faces existential crisis post Maharashtra election results, with doubts over unity and strategy emerging.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday hailed the victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra as “historic” and said this sends out the message of “ek hai to safe hain” (safe when united) to the whole country.

While exit polls have given both states to BJP-led alliances, the results throughout the day will make it clear who will emerge victorious

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party is headed for a victory in state elections in politically significant Maharashtra while the opposition won mineral-rich Jharkhand state

Winning Jharkhand would have been an icing on the cake for the BJP and it will regret not getting Ranchi, but Maharashtra is the real cake

Jalebi took a political turn last month during the Haryana assembly elections when Congress leader Rahul Gandhi made a comment about the delicious Gohana jalebis during a campaign speech and suggested the shop should open factories worldwide.

Maharashtra Assembly Election Result-2024: Counting begins at 8 AMVisuals from various counting centres in Maharashtra on Saturday morning showed teams of Election officials gearing up for the counting of the votes for the 288 assembly seats that went to the polls on November 20.

NDA, which is fighting as a team in both states, has maintained a comfortable lead in Maharashtra. In Jharkhand, the INDIA bloc is giving a tough fight to the BJP.