Nigeria, Nov. 4 -- The Democratic Party has taken control of the US Senate after securing 53 Senate seats, based on post-voting projections, with many seats still undecided.

The US Senate has 100 members, with 35 of the seats up for grabs in Tuesday's election. Democrats needed to flip four seats to take control of the Senate but already flipped seven as of the time of this report, with CNN reporting that Democrats now have 53 seats.

Republicans control the outgoing 119th Congress, with a 53-seat majority. The Democrats have 45 seats, with two independents in their caucus.

A similar victory is expected for the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives, where all 435 seats are up for grabs, and the Democrats currently lead with 1...