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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 retained power in Maharashtra with a landslide victory in assembly elections. The alliance won 231 seats and was leading on 2 others at 10.30 pm. The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) won 49 seats in the 288-member Assembly.

The party went into Maharashtra polls with the same narrative as the Lok Sabha elections, on the Constitution and caste census. With the messaging driven by Rahul Gandhi, that is set to come under que

The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi struggled in the assembly polls as Mahayuti secured a decisive victory.

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 Mahayuti alliance led by Mr Modi’s BJP is on course to win 221 of the 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra, home to India’s financial and entertainment capital Mumbai. The BJP alone is set to take more than 100 seats.