Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headed for a surprise election victory in Haryana state on Tuesday, reinforcing its popularity in the northern heartland a few months after stumbling in national elections.

A political party needs to win at least 46 seats in the 90-member Haryana Assembly to form a government in the state. Congress is leading on 35 seats and the BJP is ahead on 49 seats.

The Haryana election results have taken a dramatic turn, as what seemed like a promising victory for Congress has swiftly turned into unease. The BJP has managed to pull off a hat trick in the state,

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appeared on course for a surprise win on Tuesday in polls in the northern state of Haryana, but was trailing the opposition in the first elections in a decade in troubled Muslim-majority Jammu and Kashmir.

Against the dominant narrative of a Congress comeback, the BJP has pulled off a historic third term on the trot in Haryana, a feat that will reinvigorate the ruling party cadres and could deal a debil

The Bharatiya Janata Party scripted history on October 8 as it snatched victory from the clutches of Congress to secure a hattrick. As results started pouring in after the counting began at 8 AM on Tuesday,

BJP staged a surprising comeback in Haryana Assembly polls, overtaking Congress despite early leads. This led to a surge of 'jalebi' memes on social media.