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

Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti coloured Maharashtra a vivid saffron as it won the state assembly election with a thumping majority, while the opposition INDIA bloc retained Jharkhand. In Maharashtra,

The results are in and the Mahayuti alliance — comprising the BJP, the Ajit Pawar-led NCP and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena — have secured a stunning victory in the state of Maharashtra. Meanwhile, the JMM-Congress alliance in Jharkhand has defied exit polls and triumphed.