And hoping to make deep inroads, BJP rolled out its heavy artillery - led by PM Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah with UP CM Yogi Adityanath making frequent visits - in its high-decibel campaign to take Jharkhand.

In Jharkhand's polls, the NDA's seats dropped from 51 to 24, as the JMM-led INDIA bloc won 56, aided by effective campaigning and tribal-Muslim unity.

The Soren family consolidates its political power with three victories in the 2024 assembly elections. Sita Soren, who contested on a BJP ticket, is the only family member to face defeat.

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-led Mahayuti coloured Maharashtra a vivid saffron on Saturday as it swept aside the MVA for a landslide win while the opposition INDIA bloc retained Jharkhand, voters in both states giving the

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.

As per the current Election Commission vote counting trends, the BJP-led NDA is leading on over 200 seats and the INDIA is far behind with leads on just 63 seats

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.

The counting of votes for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly polls began at 8 am with postal ballots, and the result for the first round of counting is expected by 9:30.