US: Democrats retake control of House, Republicans hold Senate majority

Washington, November 07:

The opposition Democratic Party is projected to regain control of the House of Representatives while the ruling Republican Party is all set to retain its majority in the Senate in the critical midterm elections held Tuesday.

According to projections made by major US media outlets, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi is expected to be re-elected as Speaker of 435-member House of Representatives, which is equivalent to Lok Sabha in Indian parliament.

In the outgoing House, the Republicans had 235 seats while the Democrats 193. The new House would come into being next January.

However, the ruling Republican Party led by President Donald Trump appeared to be all set to retain majority in the 100-member Senate where it currently has a razor thin majority of 51-49 seats.

The Republican Party is expected to increase its tally, as counting of votes were still going on when reports last came in. In his first tweet after election results started coming in,Trump claimed success.