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.

The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is on course to retain power in Maharashtra. The alliance has so far won 164 seats and is leading in 67 others in the 288 assembly seats.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies are set to retain power in India ’s richest state in a major boost to prime minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party.

The vote counting for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand Assembly elections began at 8 AM on Saturday, November 23. Maharashtra held a single-phase election across all 288 seats, while Jharkhand, with 81 seats,

The Mahayuti alliance, comprising BJP, Shiv Sena and Congress, hopes to retain power in Maharashtra. The Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi, also comprising Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (S

In the Maharashtra 2024 assembly elections, the Mahayuti alliance comprising BJP, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction), and Ajit Pawar's NCP emerged victorious. In opposition stood Maha Vikas Aghadi, which included Congress and Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena.

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.

AM, early trends in the Maharashtra Assembly elections show the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance taking the lead over the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). In the Mahayuti camp, the BJP is ahead in 19 seats.