Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling alliance is leading in polls in Maharashtra by a wide margin, signaling policy continuity in a state which houses most of India’s billionaires and is home to some of the country’s biggest investments.

The BJP-led NDA is gearing up to retain power in Maharashtra, riding on a strong wave of support and decisive poll results. However, the electoral outcome in Jharkhand tells a different story for the saffron party.

The first leads in the Jharkhand Assembly elections results are in, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead. Chief Minister Hemant Soren's Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), confident of forming the government again in the state,