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.

If Election Commission trends are to be believed, the BJP-led Mahayuti is likely to win more than 200 seats in the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly.

The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is on course to retain power in Maharashtra with Election Commission data showing the alliance leading in 221 seats with.

Whose government will be formed this time in Maharashtra and Jharkhand? Today this question will be answered. Counting of votes will begin at 8 am today. In Maharashtra, there is a contest between the BJP-led Mahayuti and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) trying to return to power,

The party and its allies are however looking at a defeat in the mining state of Jharkhand.

The NDA is all set to win Maharashtra against the INDIA bloc as the saffron party logs its best-ever electoral performance in the state.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to social media to express his heartfelt gratitude to the people of Maharashtra following the BJP-led NDA's decisive victory in the state assembly elections. The alliance,

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed heartfelt gratitude after the result of the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly election settled - the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance sealed a thumping victory over the Congress' Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) combine.