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.

Chautalas' political influence wanes as BJP secures third consecutive win in Haryana, leaving regional parties struggling for relevance.

Congress's Bhupinder Hooda is confident of his party's win despite trailing in the trends. BJP's Sudhanshu Trivedi, however, says his party was headed to a

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.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) trailed in two provincial elections as votes were counted on Tuesday, TV channels said, a fresh setback after it failed to win a clear majority in the general election this year.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the people of Haryana for rejecting falsehood and embracing truth, development, and good governance as the BJP secured its third consecutive victory in the state.

By Sakshi Dayal NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) moved into the lead in elections in the northern state of Haryana on Tuesday, reversing early trends when it was trailing the main opposition Congress party,

Addressing party workers at BJP headquarters in Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says "...'Jaha doodh-dahi ka khana, waisa hai apna Haryana'. The people of Haryana have done wonders. Today is the sixth day of Navratri,