Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party looked set on Saturday to regain 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 seems likely to change hands, in an election that has showcased the cutthroat nature of Indian politics.

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.

Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party is pitted against the Aam Aadmi Party, led by Arvind Kejriwal, which runs Delhi and has built a vast support base on its popular welfare policies and an anti-corruption movement.

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,

As the Delhi election trends show a strong lead for the BJP, party leaders have credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership for the victory. BJP is currently ahead on 42 seats, while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) trails with 27.

BJP set for a comeback in Delhi after 27 years, leading in 45 of 70 assembly seats. AAP trails with leads in 21 seats, as per Election Commission trends.