Conservative populist Laura Fernandez won Costa Rica`s presidency, promising to continue the aggressive reorienting of the Central American nation`s politics started by her political sponsor, outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves. (Pics/AFP)

The Mahayuti alliance of the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP has swept the elections to 288 municipal councils and nagar panchayats by winning 207 posts of presidents of local bodies on Sunday, restricting the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi to a collective tally of 44. (Pics/PTI)