New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- The 2026 US midterm elections, scheduled for November 3, are likely to determine control of Congress and could directly shape the final two years of Donald Trump's presidential term amid the ongoing war with Iran.

Held midway through a president's four-year term, the midterms are nationwide elections in which all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and roughly one-third of the 100 seats in the Senate are contested, along with numerous state and local offices.

The presidency itself is not on the ballot. However, the elections determine which party controls Congress, making them crucial to a president's ability to advance his legislative agenda during the remaining two years of his term.

Historically, the pre...