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

Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party is expected to win 48 of the 70-member legislative assembly, where it was leading, according to the Election Commission of India’s website. BJP is reclaiming Delhi after almost three decades.

AAP neither has the leadership nor workers in most of the states due for elections in the next couple of years. It also would need to prepare to protect its turf in Punjab

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the gains made by his Hindu nationalist BJP. Arvind Kejriwal, a fierce Modi critic, accepted defeat after his anti-corruption AAP was handily defeated in the race.

AAP's Virender Singh Kadian won the Delhi Cantonment seat by 2,029 votes. The Election Commission has declared results for seven seats, with BJP winning four. BJP leads in 43 more seats, aiming for a comeback after 27 years,

The initial trends in the Delhi Assembly elections indicate a significant lead for the BJP, with the party ahead on 42 seats, while the AAP trails with 27. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia maintain a narrow lead in their respective constituencies,

Vote counting for the Delhi Assembly elections is underway. Arvind Kejriwal Leading From New Delhi Constituency and BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri is leading, while Congress shows strength in Badli. Who will emerge victorious?