November 3, 2010 9:17 PM

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Mid-term elections in US reflect voters anger over high unemployment

In the US, voters anger over high unemployment and the state of the economy, reflected in midterm elections, as Opposition Republicans regained control of the House of representatives in a big way. However, the Governing Democrats will just about manage to retain the senate by the most slender margin.With results still coming in, the Republicans are likely to win at least 60 seats in the house of representatives , in what could be the described as the biggest victory by any party since 1948.In the Senate, Democrats were guaranteed of holding at least 50 of the 100 Senate seats, with the results in a few states yet to come. The senate for a long time will have no African AmericansThe results for elections to Governors and state legislatures also showed the Republicans making big gains In South Carolina, Indian American Nikki Haley became the state's first woman governor by defeating Democratic opponent Vincent Sheheen in a tightly contested race. Nikki Haley becomes the second from the community after Bobby Jindal to win Governor election.However, six Indian American candidates contesting for a place in the house of representatives failed to make it.Our correspondent covering the elections reports from Las Vegas says the rise of the Tea Party movement helped the Republicans races in their big win in the midterm elections.Meanwhile President Barack Obama called John Boehner, Minority leader of the house who is tipped to take over as Speaker to congratulate him as the Republicans. Official sources said the two leaders discussed on how to focus on the top priorities of the American people, which Boehner has identified as creating jobs and cutting spending. AIR correspondent Sanjay Ghosh reports from Las Vegas that the state of the economy was the dominant issue on voters minds and the results reflected the anger. The republicans cashed on the high unemployment , foreclosures and sought to blame the governing party in Washington for not able to fix the problem. Several senior democrat leaders have tasted defeat and the results across the country show that the balance of power has tilted towards the Republicans. The most interesting factor in the midterm polls has been the showing of the Tea party movement, an extremely conservative organization backing Republicans. Candidates backed by the movement have scored impressive victories, which could unnerve the republicans, because of their agenda of small government and cut in government spending. The shift in power poses challenges to President Obama, as he faces tough two years in office.

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