Empowered by the landslide victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance in the Maharashtra Assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi came down heavily on the opposition and said those rejected by people are trying to disrupt and take control of proceedings in the Parliament.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party headed for a victory Saturday in state elections in politically significant Maharashtra while the opposition won mineral-rich Jharkhand state. Polling in the two states are seen as a test of Modi's popularity after his party returned to power in June national elections but was

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday joined celebrations at BJP headquarters following party-led Mahayuti's landslide victory in Maharashtra assembly elections and said people of the state have defeated "negative and parivarvad politics.