On Friday, the market recouped the week’s losses, with Sensex and Nifty rallying 2.5% each to register their biggest single-day gain in five months.

The Election Commission will begin counting of votes for Maharashtra, Jharkhand at 8 am today. Exit polls have predicted a victory of Mahayuti in Maharashtra and a neck-and-neck fight between NDA and INDIA in Jharkhand.

The INDIA bloc - consisting of the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, the Congress, and the Rashtriya Janata Dal - has crossed the majority mark in the Assembly election in that state. The BJP took an early lead after the counting of votes began at 8 am,

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

JMM leader and Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren thanked the people of the state as the INDIA coalition - comprising the JMM, Congress, RJD and CPIM(L) Liberation - is poised for a decisive victory.

The NDA is all set to win Maharashtra against the INDIA bloc as the saffron party logs its best-ever electoral performance in the state.