US election results LIVE: Results slow in Pennsylvania; Trump yet ahead

US election results 2020 LIVE updates: Among key states with most electoral votes, Trump is leading in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Texas and Florida. Joe Biden is ahead in Arizona, Nevada, California, NYC

6:32 AM

US election results 2020 LIVE updates: Trump campaign looses lawsuits in Michigan and Georgia

US courts have dismissed Trump campaign's lawsuits in Michigan and Georgia related to electoral malpractice.

 

In Michigan, the campaign had sought to stop counting of absentee ballots, while in Georgia it had alleged that even improper ballots were being counted.

 

Multiple news networks have declared Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden winner in Michigan.

6:25 AM

US election results 2020 LIVE updates: Biden narrows gap in Georgia

Long a Republican stronghold, southern Georgia has recently become more of a battleground state due to its growing black electorate. In the 2018 governor’s election, Republican Brian Kemp defeated Democrat Stacey Abrams by just 1.4 percentage points. The state has 16 electoral votes.

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Georgia		Est. vote count 99%
Candidates	Votes	Per cent
Donald Trump	2,446,850	49.4%
Joe Biden	2,443,364	49.3%
Jo Jorgensen	61,227	1.2%

 

6:18 AM

US election results 2020 LIVE updates: There has been a lot of shenanigans and we can’t stand for that in our country, says Donald Trump

6:17 AM

US election results 2020 LIVE updates: If you count the legal vote, I easily win, says Trump

If you count the legal vote, I easily win. If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us....I have already decisively won many critical states....We won by historic numbers: US President Donald Trump

5:50 AM

US election results 2020 LIVE updates: Trump’s lead in Georgia narrows to less than 4,000

More votes have been reported in Chatham and Clayton Counties, narrowing Trump’s lead in Georgia to less than 4,000.

5:49 AM

US election results 2020 LIVE updates: Democrat Joe Biden declares "no doubt" he would beat President Donald Trump

5:45 AM

US election results 2020 LIVE: Trump says will win unless Democrats steal polls

5:45 AM

US election results 2020 LIVE updates: Trump is speaking from the White House

President Trump is speaking right now from the White House briefing room.

5:28 AM

US election results 2020 LIVE updates: Donald Trump to address media shortly

3:00 AM

Pennsylvania which could decide the Presidential race ‘definitely could’ announce results by day’s end, reports New York Times. While Trump is ahead in the state, Biden is steadily cutting down the lead

2:54 AM

I urge people to stay patient and calm, every vote must count. We've to keep trusting the process: Biden says in his brief address to the nation

2:35 AM

Biden is trump card for India-US trade

With Democrat Joe Biden nearing majority to overthrow Donald Trump as the President of the United States, expectations heighten for improved bilateral trade ties with India. Besides restoration of the duty-free access scheme for New Delhi will be tough, a more lenient stance on the H1B visa regime and reformation and revival of the World Trade Organization (WTO) look likely, say experts. Read more here

2:25 AM

US at inflexion point: Who's better for South Asia?

As Democrat Presidential candidate Joe Biden advances steadily to the 270-vote mark that will enable him to take up office in the White House, analysts are beginning to discuss what the new US Administration’s policies could mean for South Asia and India. Read more here

2:09 AM

Biden-Trump counting presses ahead 2 days after Election Day

Election officials in key battlegrounds pressed forward Thursday with presidential vote counting as Democrat Joe Biden urged patience and President Donald Trump pursued legal options, insisting the processing of ballots should be stopped.

 

The president spent Thursday at the White House, working the phones and escalating efforts to sow doubt about the outcome of the race. In a series of tweets, he pushed baseless allegations of electoral misconduct and said the ongoing vote count of ballots submitted before and on Election Day should cease. Trump followed up with an all-caps official campaign statement. (AP)

1:28 AM

Where the race to 270 stands

Joe Biden is currently leading the White House race with 253 electoral votes, while President Trump has 214.

 

Biden is chipping away at President Trump's lead in Georgia and Pennsylvania, but the race in those states is still too early to call as votes continue to be counted. Biden is also leading in Nevada, where officials say it may take days to declare a winner.

 

How can Biden win:

 

One scenario is Biden needs to win just one state of Georgia (16 electoral votes) or Pennsylvania (20 electoral votes) where he is steadily closing the gap with the President.

 

Another scenario is Biden just need to hold on to the lead in Nevada (6 electoral votes). Arizona has already been called in favour of Biden, by the Associated Press.  

 

How can Trump win:

 

The road to White House is much more complex and tiring for Trump than Biden

 

Trump has to desperately win three swing states of Georgia, Pennsylvania and North Carolina. He also needs to wrest lead from Biden in Nevada, which brings him closer to the halfway mark.