'Development won, Parivarwad, negative politics lost': PM Modi on landslide victory in Maharashtra (WATCH)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the BJP headquarters in Delhi on Saturday evening to participate in celebrations following the NDA's massive victory in Maharashtra. Addressing a rally, PM Modi said that development, good governance and social justice won in Maharashtra while lies, dynasty politics, negative politics suffered a crushing defeat.

PM Modi also praised the NDA for its strong showing in the bypolls in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Assam, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar and said such results showed the country wanted development.

"Today the results of by-elections of many states have also come. Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan have given strong support to the BJP. The people of Assam have once again expressed their trust in the BJP. We have also got success in Madhya Pradesh. Support for NDA has increased in Bihar. This shows that the country now only wants development," PM said at the BJP office in Delhi.

PM added that Maharashtra broke all records in terms of victory for any party or pre-poll alliance in the last 50 years.

"This is the third consecutive time that Maharashtra has blessed the alliance led by BJP. For the third time, BJP has emerged as the largest party in Maharashtra. BJP has got more seats than Congress and its allies. Maharashtra is the sixth state in the country which has given mandate to BJP three times in a row," he said.

PM Modi also took a veiled dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and reiterated his "Ek hain toh safe hain" slogan, calling it to have become the country's maha-mantra (national chant).

In Maharashtra, the Mahayuti coalition of the BJP, Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party was leading in at least 236 seats, with the BJP itself having the upper hand on 133 seats. There are 288 seats in the assembly and the half way mark is 145. The Maha Vikas Aghadi, which comprises the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar), is leading in just 48 seats.