Vote counting started early Saturday in the high-stakes state legislature election in India’s federal territory, including New Delhi.

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,

Arvind Kejriwal lost his re-election bid from New Delhi Assembly to BJP's Parvesh Verma by almost 4000 votes, ending his decade-long hold on the seat. AAP's Manish Sisodia also lost in Jangpura to BJP's Tarvinder Singh Marwah.

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The BJP has secured a strong lead in the Delhi municipal elections, but the party remains tight-lipped about its chief ministerial candidate. While early trends show the BJP ahead on over 40 seats, the leadership has yet to announce who will take the top post if the party forms the government.