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The Democratic Party dealt a major blow to President Donald Trump in the 2026 US midterm elections, flipping the Georgia gubernatorial mansion with Keisha Lance Bottoms’ historic win and flipping key Senate seats in North Carolina and South Carolina. While Indian-Americans Pia Dandiya and Suhas Subramanyam captured US House seats and Aruna Miller retained Maryland’s lieutenant governorship, Trump-endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy lost Ohio’s gubernatorial race, pushing Democrats to the edge of retaking the House.

In an unprecedented political blow to the ruling National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi on Tuesday announced his resignation from both the party and the Lok Sabha during a massive public gathering in Budgam. Accusing Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of ‘incompetence’ and betraying the 2024 Assembly mandate on Article 370, free power, and reservation reforms, Ruhullah announced plans to build an independent platform of dedicated local youth rather than join another political party.

The “Energy War” has entered a fragile five-day timeout. After threatening to destroy Iran’s power grid, President Trump has shifted to diplomacy, citing “constructive” conversations with a top Iranian leader. However, with Tehran denying the talks and missiles still flying over Israel, the world remains on edge to see if this is a true path to peace or just a temporary calm before a bigger storm.

The “winding down” of the Iran war has been replaced by an explicit 48-hour ultimatum. President Donald Trump has warned that the U.S. will destroy Iran’s power plants if the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked, an escalation that comes as Iran expands the battlefield by launching long-range missiles toward the Indian Ocean and threatening U.S. bases across the Gulf.

Internal rebellion hit the Bengal BJP as workers from five districts stormed the party’s Salt Lake headquarters, demanding changes to the 2026 candidate list. With protesters threatening a poll boycott over the nomination of “outsiders,” senior leaders Suvendu Adhikari and Samik Bhattacharya have headed to the capital to address the growing grassroots anger before the campaign hits full throttle.

The BJP has sounded the poll bugle in Assam by releasing a candidate list that balances tradition with tactical acquisitions. While CM Himanta Biswa Sarma seeks to retain Jalukbari, recent Congress heavyweight Pradyut Bordoloi will lead the charge in Dispur, highlighting the BJP’s strategy of absorbing opposition leaders to weaken the Congress ahead of the April 9 vote.

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