NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party was trying to regain power in the federal territory that includes New Delhi on Wednesday as residents voted in a state legislature election. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party hasn’t won the territory that includes India’s capital of 20 million people in over a quarter-century.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP party is set to win an election in the Delhi capital territory, TV exit polls projected on Wednesday, in a rebound after its surprisingly poor showing in a general election last year.

Thousands are voting in the Indian capital’s state legislature election, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party trying to unseat a powerful regional group that has ruled New Delhi for over a decade.

As Delhi votes for the 2025 Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed to citizens to actively participate in the democratic process. He urged voters to exercise their right and contribute to strengthening democracy.

Polling has started in India's capital of New Delhi in a crucial state legislature election. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party-- which rules in a coalition nationally-- is vying for a comeback in Delhi after 27 years.

As voting for the 70 Assembly constituencies will take place on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the voters to participate in the “festival of democracy”. Also Read: Delhi Elections 2025 LIVE: AAP seeks hat-trick,