ED Miliband was told he is “definitely” going to win the General Election next week after he was blessed by a Hindu saint during a visit to north London.

The Labour leader and wife Justine, who was in traditional Indian dress, were given backing from spiritual leaders as they attended a celebration ceremony at the Shree Swaminarayan Temple in Willesden.

After the couple were presented with garlands, senior saint Swami Santi Priya Das gave Mr Miliband a blessing and wished him luck for May 7.

Bipin Gami, a volunteer at the temple, told Mr Miliband: “You are definitely going to win now, you’ve received a blessing from the top.”

The solicitor said the temple has a history of bringing Labour politicians good luck at the ballot box, including Paul (now Lord) Boateng, former minister Tony McNulty and ex-home affairs committee chairman Keith Vaz.

He told Mr Miliband: “We just want to wish you all the best of luck next week."

“We have actually got a long history of Labour politicians coming in and receiving good luck here.”

Mr Miliband told devotees at the temple, which is one of the oldest in the UK, that a Labour government would always be “outward looking” and would work with international allies, including India’s prime minister Narendra Modi.