Biden 118, Trump 114: Red and blue states not budging, US lurches towards nail biting finish

By Nikhila Natarajan New York: A little over three hours into the US 2020 presidential election results night, splotches of red and blue are slowly lighting up the American electoral map, nudging voters in the general direction that closely fought elections go: Nail biting fights in high stakes states.A President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden opened their tally with a predictable string of victories while key prizes including Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania remain too early to call.
The electoral vote count as of Tuesday night at 11 p.m. EST (9.30 a.m. IST Wednesday morning)placed Biden at 118 and Trump 114.
So far, deep red states have not budged.
Trump has picked up South Dakota, Missouri, Louisiana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Wyoming and Indiana, while Biden has won California, Colorado, New Hampshire, District of Columbia, New York, Vermont, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island.
Virginia, once a battleground and now a Democratic stronghold, has also been called for Biden.