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.

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.

The BJP won 48 of the 70 seats in the capital district, well ahead of the 22 for the Aam Aadmi Party of Arvind Kejriwal, a fierce critic of Modi, Election Commission data showed.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Hindu nationalist party won the most seats in the high-stakes state legislature election in India's federal territory, including New Delhi, for the first time in more than a quarter-century,

If the failure of AAP and the Congress to join hands for the Delhi Assembly election helped the BJP score a decisive victory, a Hyderabad factor, too, made its presence felt in the capital contest.

Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party is pitted against the Aam Aadmi Party, led by Arvind Kejriwal, which runs Delhi and has built a vast support base on its popular welfare policies and an anti-corruption movement.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party will form the government in Indian capital Delhi after 27 years as it scripted an impressive election victory. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won or is leading in 47 seats in the 70-member legislative assembly,