Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party won elections in the sprawling megacity of Delhi for the first time in 27 years on Saturday, defeating one of his most prominent critics in a much-needed boost after losing its national majority last year.

By Adnan Abidi and Rajendra Jadhav NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party on Saturday regained power in the nation's capital for the first time in 27 years, a boost for the Hindu-nationalist leader after a disappointing national election last year.

Modi’s BJP secured a landslide victory in Delhi, unseating Arvind Kejriwal and reclaiming power from AAP in the capital after 25 years.

After the Hindu nationalists' narrow victory in the spring 2024 general election, their return to control of the capital indicates that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity remains intact.

Control of the assembly in New Delhi is set to change hands, a feat that eluded the Indian prime minister’s Bharatiya Janata Party for nearly three decades.

The BJP is expected to win 48 of the 70-member legislative assembly, where it is leading, according to the Election Commission of India’s website. The party is reclaiming Delhi after almost three decades.

As per the Election Commission of India, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was leading on 41 seats, while AAP in 29 constituencies in the early trends of vote counting. Congress seems to fail to open its account again.

NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party was trying to regain power in the federal territory that includes New Delhi on Wednesday as residents voted in a state legislature election. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party hasn’t won the territory that includes India’s capital of 20 million people in over a quarter-century.