One of the key figures of the Indian opposition and a major critic of Prime Minister NARENDRA MODI, ARVIND KEJRIWAL has been granted bail in his ongoing corruption case.

A court ruled that the Delhi chief minister could be released after rejecting a request from the Enforcement Directorate, India's financial crime investigation agency, to hold the decision for 48 hours.

He is expected to leave the Tihar Prison in Delhi once his bail bond is paid.

KEJRIWAL was arrested in March ahead of India's weekslong election. 

He was granted temporary bail by the Supreme Court in May to campaign in the elections but returned to jail at the beginning of June.

His supporters called his detention a "political conspiracy" by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.