Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) resounding victory in the Maharashtra assembly elections, calling it a win for development,

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated the Mahayuti alliance for the historic sweep of Maharashtra, and warned those who in the pursuit of "opportunistic politics" lose sight of their core values.

The BJP is on cloud nine. The saffron party seems poised to win 130 seats on its own, with its allies taking its alliance’s tally well above the majority mark. Devendra Fadnavis, who is seen as a frontrunner for the Maharashtra chief minister post,

Addressing party workers at the BJP headquarters on November 23 after the assembly election victory, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Maharashtra has broken all records and “it is the biggest win for any party or pre-poll alliance in last 50 years”.