00:00It's a blue wave, a blue tsunami or a blue-nami that swept the Republicans aside in the United States
00:08of America.
00:09What's even worse for U.S. President Donald Trump, ruby red states, Texas, Iowa, North and South Carolina, Kansas, Ohio,
00:19Maine,
00:20they've turned blue and voted the Republicans out. Kansas, for instance, has not elected a Democratic senator in nearly a
00:28century.
00:30So it's very clear that voters in the United States are sending a very clear message to President Donald Trump.
00:36And there are many firsts in these midterm polls in the United States.
00:40First black woman governor in the United States of America, Keisha Lance Bottoms.
00:46The former Atlanta mayor is now governor of Georgia.
00:50First Muslim in the U.S. Senate, Abdul Al-Sahid.
00:53He's won Michigan's highly contested Senate seat, defeating Republican Mike Rogers to become the chamber's first.
01:00Muslim member.
01:01In fact, you'd recall President Donald Trump had said if Al-Sahid is elected, metal detectors will have to be
01:07installed at the Senate.
01:09Abdul Al-Sahid has won.
01:11The first include California's first Latino governor, Texas's first Latina governor, first woman Native American governor,
01:19Florida's first black governor, Florida's first black governor, the first gay man to be elected to the U.S. Senate,
01:25first Native American woman elected to the Senate, first black governor at Wisconsin, first female governor at Ohio.
01:33Amy Acton, a Democrat, she defeated Vivek Ramaswamy to become Ohio's first female governor.
01:42Now, Indian American Democratic candidates have fared much better.
01:46Take, for example, Suha Subramaniam, successful re-election.
01:50Pia Dandia, successful election.
01:53Aruna Miller, they're among those who won their respective races in 2026 midterm elections.
01:58Ro Khanna, he faced Republican Ritesh Tandan in California's 17th congressional district and won, as did Pramila Jaipal in Washington's
02:077th district.
02:08And, of course, Amy Beira from California's 6th congressional district.
02:11So, analysts in the United States are saying, Indian Americans were increasingly getting disillusioned by President Trump's policies, his actions,
02:21the rising hate crime against Indians,
02:23and the failure of the administration to address it effectively, and, of course, immigration issues, the H-1B visa issue,
02:30for example, tariffs.
02:31And, of course, last, not the least, Trump leaning towards Pakistan.
02:36Family interest over national interest, that hasn't gone down well, with anger in general over rising prices mounting in the
02:46United States of America.
02:47So, several analysts have argued that skyrocketing prices, diesel prices in particular, impacting the overall rise in cost of living,
02:55and that very unpopular Iran war left voters disillusioned with President Trump.
03:01He was seen as someone completely out of sync with the problems on ground that common American people were facing.
03:10And, there are some analysts who've been writing that there's a very clear distinction between Trump's talk of, for example,
03:17building that ballroom,
03:18the rich becoming richer, and the poor having to shell out at least $1,000 more just to make both
03:24ends meet.
03:25But, what does this victory of the Democrats, both in the House of Representatives and the Senate,
03:30actually mean for the remaining two years of the Trump tenure at White House?
03:34What does it mean for the U.S. war on Iran, on tariffs in particular, and in India's context, on
03:41the India-U.S. relationship?
03:43Will the trajectory change?
03:45We will debate that, but first, we get to this ground report.
03:55America has spoken, loudly.
04:02A historic rebuke for President Donald Trump.
04:06A landslide for the Democrats.
04:10Two years ago, voters powered Trump to the political comeback of the century.
04:23Voters have ousted Republicans in contests up and down the ballot,
04:28and Democrats have taken control of both houses of Congress.
04:33We understand that this election, a dramatic change election,
04:38means that the American people are crying out for transformational change.
04:43We hear you, we see you, we feel you,
04:47and House Democrats are committed to making life better for you.
04:54In the Houses of Representatives,
04:56they have won back power with what could be their largest majority in nearly two decades.
05:03Against all odds, we Democrats have won the Senate.
05:10And we have five words for the American people.
05:14Relief is on the way.
05:19In the Senate, they flipped seven seats,
05:22including Texas and even South Carolina,
05:25long considered Republican strongholds.
05:27in sweeping and decisive victories.
05:34The American people have rebuked the depravity,
05:39corruption, and incompetence of the failed lame duck President Donald J. Trump.
05:48Then came one of the most shocking results of the night.
05:51Trump ally Vivek Ramaswamy lost the Ohio governor's race to Ami Acton.
05:59Tough and challenging night for Republicans across the country,
06:03and it is a tough night for us here in Ohio.
06:07It was a tough race.
06:09It was bitter at times in both directions.
06:13I would be incomplete if I didn't tell you that I had some serious concerns
06:20about the future direction of our country.
06:23Democrats could not help but rejoice at their political comeback.
06:30J.D.
06:34Habibi.
06:38There is this delicious irony
06:40in the fact that you're constitutionally obligated
06:44to swear me in in January.
06:48For India, the stakes are high.
06:51A shift in control of Congress could shape trade ties,
06:54tariff policy, and bilateral defense cooperation.
06:58The results could also have an influence
07:00on future immigration legislation
07:02and impact Indian professionals in the U.S.,
07:05especially H-1B holders.
07:08The road ahead looks rough.
07:11A political showdown and extended gridlock
07:14is likely in Washington.
07:16And an embattled Trump weakened at home
07:19may grow even more adventures abroad
07:22with the resumption of the Iran war on the cards.
07:26With Rohit Sharma, Bureau Report, India Today.
