By Bharath Rajeswaran (Reuters) -Indian shares advanced on Monday after logging their best session since early June on Friday, as the ruling alliance's victory in the Maharashtra state election over the weekend boosted sentiment.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party is headed for a victory in state elections in politically significant Maharashtra while the opposition won mineral-rich Jharkhand state

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling alliance is leading in polls in Maharashtra by a wide margin, signaling policy continuity in a state which houses most of India’s billionaires and is home to some of the country’s biggest investments.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies are set to retain power in India’s richest state, in a major boost to prime minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party. The Mahayuti alliance,

Congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi for party's thumping victory in Maharashtra Assembly polls, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on November 25 said that he (PM Modi) has faith in the common people.

Indian indices extended gains on Monday after Prime Minister Modi's party and his allies secured victory in the state of Maharashtra. The BJP's win provided some relief to the market, as the election outcome ended political instability in the Indian state.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday joined celebrations at BJP headquarters following party-led Mahayuti's landslide victory in Maharashtra assembly elections and said people of the state have defeated "negative and parivarvad politics.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday celebrated the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) resounding victory in Maharashtra, calling it a "Maha Vijay" (great victory) that marked the triumph of positive politics and governance over negative and family-centric politics.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed party workers on Saturday as the Mahayuti alliance secured a landslide victory in Maharashtra.