Harris makes history as 1st Indian-American elected US VP
Harris makes history as 1st Indian-American elected US VP Wednesday, December 16, 2020 IWK Bureau
Kamala Harris made history as the first Indian-American and the first woman to be elected as the Vice President of the US after the Electoral College affirmed her victory and that of Joe Biden as President in the bitterly fought election for the nation s leadership.
The Electoral College officially sealed their election on Monday giving voice to the 81 million voters who cast their ballots for the Democratic party team, while President Donald Trump continued to question the legality of the November 3 election asserting that there was widespread fraud.
Harris makes history as 1st Indian-American elected US VP
By Arul Louis
New York– Kamala Harris made history as the first Indian-American and the first woman to be elected as the Vice President of the US after the Electoral College affirmed her victory and that of Joe Biden as President in the bitterly fought election for the nation’s leadership.
The Electoral College officially sealed their election on Monday giving voice to the 81 million voters who cast their ballots for the Democratic party team, while President Donald Trump continued to question the legality of the November 3 election asserting that there was widespread fraud.
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New York–“In this battle for the soul of America, democracy prevailed,” declared Joseph Robinette Biden after his election as the 46th president of the United States and Kamala Harris made history as the first woman and the first Indian American elected as vice president.
The electoral college formally voted them to the offices on Monday following the bitterly contested November 3 presidential poll even as the acrimony continues with President Donald Trump questioning the legality of the election.
The electors began officially casting their ballots in state legislature buildings across the country at different times starting at 10 am Washington time, and Biden and Harris crossed the 270 mark to win when California electors voted at 5 p.m. The voting was to continue for two more hours till Hawaii voted at 7 p.m. (Tuesday 5.30 a.m. in India).
US Presidential Election 2020: Joe Biden tops 270 vote-mark, seals Electoral College win
Biden and Harris got 306 electors, while President Donald Trump got only 232. (Image Source: Reuters)
Updated: Dec 15, 2020, 09:12 AM IST In this battle for the soul of America, democracy prevailed, declared Joseph Robinette Biden after his election as the 46th president of the United States and Kamala Harris made history as the first woman and the first Indian American elected as vice president.
The electoral college formally voted them to the offices on Monday following the bitterly contested November 3 presidential poll even as the acrimony continues with President Donald Trump questioning the legality of the election.