Voting is going on for the presidential election in America. This time there is a tough competition between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Party's Donald Trump. So far, results of 37 states have come. Out of these, Republican Party's Donald Trump has won in 24 and Democratic Party's Kamala Harris has won in 13.
Kamala Harris ahead in 209 seats
According to reports, Kamala Harris has made a strong comeback after a long delay in counting. Now Kamala Harris is leading in 209 seats. At the same time, Donald Trump is ahead in 230 seats.
Majority figure 270
At the same time, it will be interesting to see what the results are going to be. During the election campaign, the entire focus of both the rivals was on the swing states. Out of these swing states, Pennsylvania can become the kingmaker. In this world's most complex electoral process, the majority figure to become the President is 270. The next President will be elected through the Electoral College.
According to media reports, the Democrats' loyal Blue State has given Kamala the victory. Whereas, Donald Trump is winning from the Republican Party's loyal Red State. No party can claim victory until the results of 7 swing states are out.
Results of 2 swing states are out
Let us tell you that swing states are those states where the margin of votes between the two parties is very low. There are 93 seats in these states. The results of 2 swing states North Carolina and Virginia have come. Trump has won in North Carolina and Harris in Virginia. Trump has taken the lead in the remaining 5 swing states. If Trump wins in these states, he will win the election.
What is the situation of 7 swing states?
Arizona - Trump is leading
Georgia - Trump is leading
Michigan - Harris is leading
Nevada - No result yet
North Carolina - Trump wins
Pennsylvania - Trump is leading
Wisconsin - Trump is leading
Vote margin between both parties was very low in swing states
Swing states are those states where the vote margin between both parties is very low. These can go either way. There are 93 seats in these states. According to NYT, Donald Trump is leading in 5 out of 7 states.
Voting started on October 5
Voting for 538 electoral votes i.e. seats in 50 states of America started on Tuesday (October 5) at 4 pm according to Indian time and continued till around 9:30 this morning. Along with the presidential election, elections have also been held for both the houses of the US Parliament, Senate and House of Representatives. In these too, Trump's party Republican has an edge.
If Trump wins this election, he will return to the White House after 4 years. Trump has been the President from 2017 to 2021. On the other hand, if Kamala Harris wins, she will create history by becoming the first woman President. She is currently the Vice President of America.