The US midterm elections have served a decisive blow to US President Donald Trump and the Republican party he leads. Democrats have retaken control of the US Senate, and won in swing states like Georgia, New Hampshire, North Carolina and in Republican strongholds of Iowa, Kansas, Texas and even South Carolina. The Wire’s Managing Editor Jahnavi Sen speaks to Consulting Editor at Caravan magazine and Lecturer of South Asian Studies at Yale University Sushant Singh on what these results mean for US politics and why they are significant.