By Adnan Abidi and Rajendra Jadhav NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party on Saturday regained power in the nation's capital for the first time in 27 years, a boost for the Hindu-nationalist leader after a disappointing national election last year.

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.

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.

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.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday mocked Congress party's dismal performance in the Delhi assembly election, saying the oldest party in the country has given itself the “gold medal of defeat”.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that Delhi is India's gateway, it must get world class urban infrastructure. Addressing BJP workers after party's clean sweep in Delhi, PM Modi reassured

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party on Saturday regained power in the nation's capital for the first time in 27 years after beating the opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in local elections. 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,

Votes are set to be counted in India's capital Delhi, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is hoping to stage a comeback after 27 years. Most exit polls, following the vote on Wednesday,

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday delivered the victory address at the BJP headquarters in Delhi, after the party's decisive win in the Assembly elections. Taking a swipe at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP),

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Indian politics needs transformation and fresh blood in order to get rid of politics of deceit and foolishness, calling out to the youth to join politics.

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,