Meanwhile, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader and CM Hemant Soren said his coalition had passed the ‘exam of democracy’ in the state.

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

Undeniably, Modi's position has stabilised and he has staged a comeback of sorts from the weeks after the Lok Sabha results.' 'Coalition partners are likely to be more tolerant of Modi... The forthcoming elections in Delhi and Bihar will determine whether this continues or not.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday joined celebrations at BJP headquarters following party-led Mahayuti's landslide victory in Maharashtra assembly elections and said people of the state have defeated "negative and parivarvad politics.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday celebrated the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) resounding victory in Maharashtra, calling it a "Maha Vijay" (great victory) that marked the triumph of positive politics and governance over negative and family-centric politics.