BJP workers celebrate their party's lead in Maharashtra assembly elections, in Nagpur.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde with supporters flashes victory signs as the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance leads amid the counting of votes for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, in Thane.

Polling officials at a counting center during the counting of votes for the Kedarnath Assembly by-election, in Rudraprayag district.

Polling officials at a counting center amid the counting of votes for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, in Mumbai.

A road outside a counting center is seen barricaded amid the counting of votes for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, in Mumbai.

Polling officials at a counting center amid the counting of votes for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, in Mumbai.

The Permanent Mission of India to the UN hosted a special event at UN headquarters on Friday to commemorate Hindi Diwas.

A baby langur eats a fruit atop a tree, in Nadia, West Bengal.

Polling officials arrive at a counting center ahead of the counting of votes for the Sisamau Assembly by-election, in Kanpur.

Leaders from various Indian-American communities during the half-day Global Equity Alliance Summit at the Washington Adventist University, in Washington, DC, USA. Leaders from various Indian-American communities have applauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his commitment to “inclusive growth” in India.

Polling officials carry EVMs at a counting center amid the counting of votes for the Ghaziabad Assembly by-election, in Ghaziabad.

A train passes through smog enveloping the city on a cold winter morning, in Gurugram.

BJP supporters celebrate their victory in Bihar assembly by-polls, in Patna.

HAM-S supporters celebrate their victory in Imamganj Assembly by-polls, in Patna.

Congress party workers celebrate after the party's win all three assembly by-elections in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

A view of the 'Shisha Gumbad' at the Lodhi Gardens, in New Delhi. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is celebrating the World Heritage Week from Nov. 19 to Nov. 25, under the theme 'Discover and Experience Diversity'.

Union Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju during a meeting with Chairman of the Haj Committee of India AP Abdullakutty and its members.

Congress supporters burn an effigy during a protest against Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani after the billionaire industrialist was recently charged in the US for alleged bribery and fraud, in Dehradun.

Police detain members of Communist Party of India (Marxist) during a protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and billionaire businessman Gautam Adani demanding for Adani's arrest on corruption allegations, in Chennai.

Businessman Robert Vadra being greeted by supporters as his wife and Congress-led UDF's candidate for the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency Priyanka Gandhi Vadra leads in the by-election, in New Delhi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Union Ministers and senior BJP leaders Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, and Union Minister and party National President JP Nadda during celebration of the party’s victory in the Maharashtra Assembly elections and in several bypolls, at BJP headquarters in New Delhi.

Civil society members stage a protest at the UN climate conference, condemning the draft deal on a new climate finance package for the developing world, in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Union Minister and BJP National President JP Nadda during celebration of the party's victory in the Maharashtra Assembly elections and in several bypolls, at BJP headquarters in New Delhi.