Donald Trump has been re-elected as the President of the United States. They got 295 out of 538 seats in 50 states, needing 270 seats for majority. Democratic Party candidate Kamala Harris managed to win only 226 seats despite a tough fight.
Even though Trump got the majority in the US elections, the results of all the states are still not out. Counting is still underway in Arizona and Nevada. These two states have a total of 17 electoral votes.
After Trump's victory, PM Narendra Modi called Trump and congratulated him on returning to the White House for a second term. News agency ANI quoted sources as saying that the two 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 as his true friend. The whole world loves Modi. He also said that Modi was among the first world leaders he spoke to after his victory.
Kamala Harris accepted defeat, said- there was no such hope 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 keep fighting. Don't be disappointed. This is not the time to give up, it is the time to stand strong. To stand together for freedom and justice.
Moments from Trump's rally…
After almost winning the election, Trump was going to address the supporters.
Trump expressed his happiness in this way.
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 the rally.
JD Vance talks to his wife Usha. Meanwhile, Trump's daughter Ivanka was also present.
Trump's historic victory, became the President after 4 years Trump became president for the first time in 2016 and lost to Joe Biden in 2020. Following the current results, Trump is the first politician since World War II to be re-elected President after a 4-year term.
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 the presidential election. Trump has won both times.
Trump's party has a majority in the upper and powerful House Senate Elections are also held for both the Houses of Parliament, the Senate and the House of Representatives along with the presidency in America. The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament. Out of its 100 seats each state has 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 current results, the Republican Party has 54 seats, equal to a majority. Earlier it had 49 seats.
In America, the upper house, the Senate, is more powerful, as it has the power to approve or disapprove important issues such as impeachment and foreign treaties. Its members are called senators, who are elected for 6 years, while members of the House of Representatives are elected for only two years.
Trump's party is close to a majority in the lower house as well The Republican Party is close to a 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 won 204 seats and the Democratic Party has won 189 seats.
Although the upper house i.e. Senate is powerful, both houses have equal role in running the government. A bill can be passed by a majority in either of the two houses of Parliament.
People do not directly vote for the President, Electors are elected
of America Candidates are not directly voted in presidential elections. Electors are elected in their place, who contest the election in the name of the presidential candidate. The number of electors in each state is fixed.
Generally, the presidential candidate in the state in which he gets the most votes 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, all 19 electoral votes will go to the Republican Party because of the higher number of votes. This is the trend in 48 states of America.
The states of Nebraska and Maine have different systems. In these states, the number of electoral votes a party gets, the number of seats it gets. For example, Trump got 1 electoral vote in Maine in this election and Kamala Harris also got 1 electoral vote i.e. 1-1 seat from Maine.
Trump will give Musk a free hand in American-global markets Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, openly supported Donald Trump in this election. Trump got Rs. Apart from providing funds of over 1,000 crores, he appeared at rallies with Trump. The biggest debate now is how much Trump's victory will benefit Musk.
Musk's company SpaceX could benefit the most. The number of contracts will increase. The legal hurdles Musk's company is facing will be reduced. Currently, 19 cases are pending against Musk's companies. Musk's self-driving vision and robo-taxi plans will get the green light. Musk is also likely to play a role in the Trump administration.
Vivek Ramaswamy, Kash Patel and Bobby Jindal of Indian origin may get important posts in the Trump administration. Ramaswamy's place in the cabinet is possible. Trump himself has praised him. Patel, who has experience in defense and intelligence sector, is likely to be given responsibility related to national security.
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