MUMBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s right-wing party snatched election victory in two key Indian states, tightening its grip on power after storming to government nationally five months ago.
Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was leading in Maharashtra, of which financial hub Mumbai is the capital, streaks ahead of its centre-left rival Congress party which has ruled the western state for 15 years.
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