US President-elect Joe Biden & VP-elect Kamala Harris share Diwali & Sal Mubarak wishes

As India celebrates Diwali, US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice president-elect Kamala Harris on Saturday took to Twitter to wish citizens a 'Happy Diwali'. Both US leer also wished citizens a 'Sal Mubarak'  - Gujarati New Year, which falls a day after Diwali. Biden and Harris will be sworn into office on January 20, 2021, irrespective of Trump conceding his electoral defeat.

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Biden's predecessor - incumbent US President Donald Trump too took to Twitter - to wish a Happy Diwali.  

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Biden elected 46th US President

After four days of vote counting, Democratic minee Joe Biden has been elected as 46th US President, as called by Associated Press (AP) on 7 vember. With Biden winning 290 electoral college votes, AP called presidential race with Biden winning four swing states - Neva, Arizona, and Pennsylvania. Biden has also won popular vote, winning 50.9% of votes - amassing 7,81,82,102 ballots. Georgia is currently 'recounting its votes' by hand.

With Joe Biden's win, his Vice-Presidential pick Kamala Harris has me history as first Black woman to become Vice President. Donald Trump lost presidential race after he secured only 232 electoral college votes and 47.7% of votes - 7,27,81,452 ballots. Though Trump is gearing to challenge election results in six swing states, Democrats have retained House while Senate control rests on 2 run-off elections in January, as per AP. Biden won his home state of Pennsylvania which me him cross 270-halfway mark. Trump is yet to concede race.

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US election results counting

After a massive campaign, US witnessed a very close election battle between incumbent President Donald Trump and Democratic minee Joe Biden on vember 3. With record mail-in ballots being polled amid raging COVID-19 pandemic, results were inconclusive on vember 3, as millions of ballots remained to be counted. Biden broke Barack Obama's record of 2008 elections getting over 78 million as polls saw highest voter turut since 1908. As he inched closer to victory, he maintained 'Every vote must be counted'.

Trump, on or hand, filed lawsuits in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia, Arizona alleging voter fraud- most have been struck down. His campaign has also moved Supreme Court to halt counting of ballots received up to three days after election, which has been struck down. Trump, has claimed 'We have alrey won election', with Twitter flagging his claims as false. He also held a press conference claiming massive election fraud, which has been debunked by US Federal election commission.