Joe Biden Photograph:( Reuters )
Joe Biden will not assume the Oval Office immediately. He will be sworn-in on January 20, 2021
TV networks in the US declared Joe Biden to have won US Election 2020. CNN, NBC News and CBS News and AP called the race in his favor, after projecting he had won the decisive state of Pennsylvania.
JOE BIDEN DEFEATS PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 7, 2020
The Associated Press declares Joe Biden the winner of a grueling campaign for the American presidency. He will lead a polarized nation through a historic collision of health, economic and social crises. #APracecall pic.twitter.com/lInwqjX3PB
Biden, 77, is the oldest candidate ever elected to the White House. Trump, 74, has made as yet unsubstantiated claims of massive voter fraud, and his campaign has launched legal challenges in several states.
Biden spent eight years as vice president to Barack Obama. His victory comes in his third run for the nation's highest office.
If Biden's victory is indeed declared by the election officials, Kamala Harris has become the first woman of Indian heritage to assume the office of Vice President of United States of America. Both of them will be sworn in on January 20
But a few formalities remain. The states have till December 8 to resolve disputes, if any, about vote totals and certify the winner.
On December 14, members of the electoral college will cast their votes for the president.
On JANUARY 6, 2021 US Congress will meet to count electoral votes and declare a winner.
US Election 2020 has been a chaotic affair from the start. Incumbent President Donald Trump had levelled allegations that US Election 2020 will be rigged. It will be interesting to see what Trump does now considering his previous threats of taking legal measures in connection with US Election 2020 result.