Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party headed for a victory Saturday in state elections in politically significant Maharashtra while the opposition won mineral-rich Jharkhand state. Polling in the two states are seen as a test of Modi's popularity after his party returned to power in June national elections but was

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 Mahayuti alliance won the assembly elections in Maharashtra. The INDIA bloc won in Jharkhand. Eknath Shinde's faction of the Shiv Sena secured a significant victory over Uddhav Thackeray's faction.