Mid Term Elections

Headaches ahead for Obama as Republicans win control of US Senate

Republicans won control of the US Senate, capturing seats from Democrats in elections Tuesday shaped by deep voter discontent with President Barack Obama.

US mid-term elections: For Republicans, Democrats, controlling the Senate is key

The main prize in a $4 billion campaign was control of the Senate, a contest that sprawled across three dozen states.

UPA is hobbled, but mid-term polls may solve nothing

The UPA government is on tenterhooks, but there's no certainty that a mid-term election will throw up a decisive verdict.

Numbers game: Why a mid-term poll looks more likely

There are just way too many incentives for UPA allies to break free of the Congress and force an early election.