Republicans gain control of U.S. Senate

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The Republican Party has gained the majority in the U.S. Senate, as counting is underway for the presidential elections.

According to the current projections, Republicans have 51 seats in the 100-member upper house of U.S. Congress, while Democrats have 42.

Notably, 28 seats held by Democrats and 38 seats held by Republicans didn’t go to polls this time.

The total of 538 electoral votes in the US College comprises 435 House of Representatives, 100 Senate seats and 3 seats from Washington, DC.

Along with the 435 seats of the lower house, 34 seats of the U.S. Senate also went to polls. The entire House of Representatives will be re-elected, while one-third of the Senate will be renewed.

Reacting to the development, Trump, who made a victory speech, said: “We have taken back control of the Senate”, he said. “It also looks like we’ll be keeping control of the House of Representatives.”