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

The BJP is contesting 149 seats, Shiv Sena 81 seats, and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP has fielded candidates in 59 constituencies. In the opposition alliance, the Congress has fielded 101 candidates, Shiv Sena (UBT) 95,

Abu Asim Azmi of the Samajwadi Party (SP) polled 54,780 votes to win the Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar seat by a margin of 12,753 votes against his nearest rival, Ateeque Ahmad Khan of the AIMIM.

The ‘Ek hain toh safe hain’ and ‘Batenge toh katenge’ slogans marked the 11 rallies addressed by PM Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath each in Maharashtra.

"Development won, negative politics lost," says PM Modi on NDA's landslide victory in Maharashtra

Meanwhile, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader and CM Hemant Soren said his coalition had passed the ‘exam of democracy’ in the state.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling alliance is leading in polls in Maharashtra by a wide margin, signaling policy continuity in a state which houses most of India’s billionaires and is home to some of the country’s biggest investments.

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.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party is leading in one of the two recent state elections with a small margin, according to exit polls, while the opposition alliance is trailing closely behind.