Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday thanked the people of Maharashtra for their historic mandate to the NDA in the Assembly elections and congratulated Chief Minister Hemant Soren and the JMM-led alliance for their victory 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,

Trends from Jharkhand Assembly showed JMM-led India alliance leading at 48 of the 81 assembly seats, while NDA was ahead with 28 leads

In the hotly contested poll between BJP-led NDA and JMM-led INDIA bloc in Jharkhand, the people of the state seem to have restored their faith in the incumbent Hemant Soren government, show early trends.

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.

In Jharkhand's assembly elections, the BJP-NDA leads in 40 out of 81 seats while the JMM-led INDIA bloc is ahead in 37. Former Chief Minister Champai Soren and other prominent candidates await results.

The JMM-led alliance secures leads in 50 seats in Jharkhand Assembly elections, inching closer to a majority as BJP trails with 28 seats.

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

As per the current Election Commission vote counting trends, the BJP-led NDA is leading on over 200 seats and the INDIA is far behind with leads on just 63 seats

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.