US Midterm Elections Begin: Trump's Majority at Stake

The voting for the midterm elections in the US began on Tuesday. Polling booths first opened in 8 states at 4.30 pm IST. These include Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Virginia. All 435 seats in the lower house of the US Congress and 35 seats in the upper house of the Senate will go to the polls in these elections. Midterm elections are held in the US exactly two years after the presidential election. There are parliamentary seats and governorships in some states. Currently, Trump's Republican Party has a majority in both houses of Parliament. If the party loses a majority in even one of these houses, it will be difficult for Trump to pass legislation related to his agenda. Separate seats are needed to win a majority in both houses of the US Congress. After the start of the Iran war, 70% of the metric petrol and 50% of diesel fuel prices in the US have fallen. The Republican Party's fuel prices have risen from 31 million tons to 31 million tons.