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Donald Trump has been re-elected President of America. He has got 295 seats out of 538 in 50 states, 270 seats are required for majority. Democratic Party candidate Kamala Harris could win only 226 seats despite giving a tough fight.
Even though Trump has got majority in the US elections, the results of all the states are still not out. Counting is still ongoing in Arizona and Nevada. There are a total of 17 electoral votes in these two states.
After Trump's victory, PM Narendra Modi called Trump and congratulated him on returning to the White House for the second term. News agency ANI quoted sources as saying that both the leaders talked about working together for world peace.
According to the report, Trump praised PM Modi and called him a wonderful man. Trump said that he considers India a true friend. The whole world loves Modi. He also said that Modi is among the first world leaders to whom he has spoken after his victory.
Kamala Harris accepted defeat, said- this was not expected Kamala Harris accepted her defeat and said- Today my heart is full. In his speech at Howard University in Washington DC, he said-
The outcome of this election is not what I expected, or what we fought for. We will never give up and will keep fighting. Don't be discouraged. This is not the time to give up, this is the time to stand strong. To unite for freedom and justice.
Moments from Trump's rally…
Trump entering to address supporters after almost winning the election.
Trump expressed his happiness of victory in this way.
His Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance arrived at Trump's rally with his wife Usha.
Trump with his wife Melania and youngest son Barron Trump at a rally.
JD Vance talks with his wife Usha. During this time Trump's daughter Ivanka was also present.
Trump's historic victory, becomes President after a gap of 4 years Trump became president for the first time in 2016 and lost to Joe Biden in 2020. After the latest results, Trump is the first politician after the Second World War to become President again after a gap of 4 years.
Trump is the first leader in American history to defeat a female candidate twice in the presidential election. An interesting fact is that apart from 2016 and 2024, no woman has ever contested a presidential election. Trump has won the elections both the times.
Trump's party has majority in the upper and powerful house, the Senate. In America, along with the presidency, elections have also been held for both the houses of the Parliament, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament. Out of its 100 seats, each state has a share of 2 seats. Elections are held every two years for one-third of its seats.
This time elections were held for 34 seats of the Senate. With the latest results, the Republican Party has secured 54 seats, which is equal to the majority. Earlier it had 49 seats.
In America, the upper house i.e. the Senate is more powerful, because it has the right to approve or disapprove important issues like impeachment and foreign agreements. Its members are called senators, who are elected for 6 years, whereas members in the House of Representatives are elected for only two years.
Trump's party is getting closer to majority in the lower house too The Republican Party is close to majority in the House of Representatives. Elections are held every 2 years for its 435 seats. 218 seats are required for majority. The Republican Party has secured 204 seats and the Democratic Party has secured 189 seats.
Although the upper house i.e. the Senate is powerful, both the houses have equal roles in running the government. A bill can be passed by majority in either of the two houses of Parliament.
People do not directly vote for the President, electors are elected
Candidates are not voted directly in the US presidential election. Electors are elected in their place, who contest elections in the name of the presidential candidate. The number of electors is fixed in every state.
Generally, in the state where the presidential candidate gets the most votes, he gets all the seats in that state.
Let us understand this with an example. For example, Pennsylvania has 19 electoral votes. If the Republican Party gets 9 votes and the Democratic Party gets 8 votes, then due to more votes, all 19 electoral votes will go to the Republican Party. This is the trend in 48 states of America.
The states of Nebraska and Maine have different systems. In these states, the party gets the same number of seats as it gets electoral votes. For example, in this election, Trump has got 1 electoral vote and Kamala Harris has got 1 electoral vote i.e. 1-1 seat from the state of Maine.
Trump will give Musk a free hand in American-global markets SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk openly supported Donald Trump in this election. Apart from providing funding to Trump of more than Rs 1,000 crore, he appeared with Trump in rallies. Now the biggest discussion is about how Musk will benefit from Trump's victory.
Musk's company SpaceX can get the most benefit. The number of contracts will increase. The legal hurdles being faced by Musk's company will be reduced. Currently, 19 lawsuits are pending against Musk's companies. Musk's self-driving vision and robo taxi plan will get the green signal. Musk is also likely to play a role in the Trump administration.
Indian-origin Vivek Ramaswamy, Kash Patel and Bobby Jindal may get important positions in the Trump administration. A possible place for Ramaswami in the cabinet is possible. Trump himself has praised him. Patel, who has experience in defense and intelligence fields, is likely to be given responsibility related to national security.
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