The victory of Modi and his allies in the state elections of Bihar will allow New Delhi to make farm-related concessions, a key demand of U.S. trade negotiators

India’s ruling alliance led by Bharatiya Janata Party, scored a landslide victory in the crucial Bihar election, reaffirming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity and boosting his ability to push through tough economic reforms.

NEW DELHI -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured a landslide victory in India's crucial eastern state of Bihar, based on the final vote count on Friday, which would give a boost to the ruling coalition in the run-up to key regional elections next year.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected at BJP HQ in Delhi after Bihar Assembly election results show NDA leading with 166 seats, signalling another victory in the state.

Terming it a mandate for good governance, development, a pro-people vision and social justice, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said that the victory of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar will pave the way for uprooting ‘jungle raj’ in West Bengal, which goes to the polls next year.

Following a clash with Pakistan earlier this year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to treat any future attacks on civilians as an “act of war.” That has dramatically raised the stakes for any retaliation to Monday’s deadly explosion in New Delhi.

The ruling NDA has swept Bihar, winning 202 seats in the 243 member state assembly, while the Opposition Mahagathbandhan managed to secure only 35 seats.