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.

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde celebrated Mahayuti's performance with party workers at his official residence Varsha. Celebrations began in Jharkhand also where JMM and allies are set to win the assembly polls.

Historically downtrends often culminate in panic days and the Adani-triggered selloff appears to have marked such a turning point, an analyst said.

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

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,

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 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.