If there is a tie between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, how will the President be chosen, what do the rules say?

Presidential elections are being held today i.e. on November 5 in America, a country that calls itself the world’s superpower. This time there is a contest between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris for the post of President. Who will be the new President of America will be known by this evening. According to the survey so far, there is a close contest between the two. But what will happen if there is a tie between the two leaders in this election? Or what if neither of them is able to get the majority in the Electoral College required to win the US elections? In fact, in America, the decision to become President is not taken by the vote of the people at the national level, but by the Electoral College of 538 members, in which each state gets the same number of electors as it has representatives in Congress.

Apart from this, if both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump fail to get 270 electoral votes, then Congress will decide as per the US Constitution. Specifically, the newly elected House of Representatives will select the President in January, while the Senate will select the next Vice President. There are several possible scenarios that could end in a tie with 269-269 Electoral College votes.

What will happen if there is a tie?

If there is a tie, there will be sudden elections in Congress. This is something that has never happened in modern American history. The last time Congress had to elect a president due to a tie was in 1800, when Thomas Jefferson faced incumbent President John Adams. The deeply divided House of Representatives struggled to reach consensus. Jefferson was ultimately elected president on the 36th ballot. This has never happened in modern American political history. The last time this happened in America was in 1800