New York: Voting in the US today (Nov 5) to elect the country’s 47th president. The last-minute battle continues as the Republican Party hopes for the return of Donald Trump and the Democrats for the promotion of Vice President Kamala Harris. 538 votes in the Electoral College will decide the final verdict. It remains to be seen who will cross the number of 270.
Polling from 5.30 p.m
Polling will begin in various states of the US between 5:30 pm and 7:30 pm Indian time. Voting will close between 5:30 and 9:30 tomorrow morning. Counting of votes will be done after this. The result in Georgia is expected to be the first to be known. Counting of votes will start here tomorrow morning at 6:30 Indian time. In Pennsylvania, mail ballots have not yet been counted, so results will be delayed. In 2020, the counting of votes took place after four days.
7 states are crucial
There are 50 states in the US. 43 states are rated as both Republican and Democrat strongholds. The remaining 7 states will decide the fate. The swing states are Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. According to the latest polls, Trump has a slight lead over Kamala in these states. But there are leaks in both Democrat and Republican strongholds, including Iowa, which stood solidly with Trump in 2016 and 2020, backing Kamala this time. This may also influence the result.
