Charleston (South Carolina), Feb 25 (PTI) Former US president Donald Trump was projected to win the essential South Carolina major, beating his Indian-American rival and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, main American media shops mentioned minutes after the closing of the polls Saturday.

This offers Trump 4 straight wins within the Republican presidential primaries — Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina, and a decisive edge over Haley. The win is particular for Trump as Haley was the two-term governor of South Carolina.

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Major media networks report that with this victory, Trump may also win all 29 of the state’s at-large delegates.

The remaining 21 delegates shall be awarded primarily based on the Congressional district outcomes, with three delegates awarded to the winner in every of the state’s seven districts, CNN mentioned.

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A candidate wants 1,215 delegates to bag the social gathering’s nomination. So far Haley has gained 17 delegates and Trump has gained 92.

“I just won the South Carolina primary,” Trump mentioned in his victory speech in Columbia, South Carolina, quickly after, as preliminary reviews mentioned that Trump was main by Haley by practically 30 %.

There was no speedy response from Haley, who was initially scheduled to talk at 8 pm native time.

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