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.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Hindu nationalist party won the most seats in the high-stakes state legislature election in the country’s federal territory, including New Delhi, for the first time in over a quarter-century, according to official data Saturday.

India's Hindu-nationalist ruling party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated a landslide victory Saturday in key elections in the capital province Delhi, with the former chief minister suffering a crushing defeat.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party on Saturday regained power in the nation’s capital for the first time in 27 years. The victory is said to be a boost for the Hindu-nationalist leader after a disappointing national election last year.

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.

New Delhi, February 8: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured a historic victory in the Delhi polls on Saturday. BJP returned to power after over 26 years in the national capital by defeating the Aam Aadmi Party.

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

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.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to return to power in Delhi after more than 26 years, with the latest Election Commission trends showing the saffron party ahead in 48 of the 70 assembly seats and AAP in 22.

As per the Election Commission of India, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was leading on 41 seats, while AAP in 29 constituencies in the early trends of vote counting. Congress seems to fail to open its account again.

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,