Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump dances accompanied by his wife Melania Trump. (Photo: Reuters) Bidisha Saha Bidisha Saha New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 7, 2024 19:35 IST In Short US election captivates India with high search interest Trump leads searches except in Tamil Nadu, favouring Harris Kamala Harris's Indian roots boost her popularity in southern states. The world doesn’t pick the American president, but nations keep a close watch because decisions made by the US leader often leave a globe-spanning impact - from the decision on wars in Gaza and Ukraine to climate change and global trade. The US election has been the most talked-about event over the last week in the digital sphere-- from social media to search engines. advertisement The story is no different for India. As news channels broadcast updates on the US presidential election results on Wednesday, many Indians remained glued to their TV screens. Others relied on Google. Sex Must Read How Blinkit, Swiggy, Zepto are changing India's sex toy game TRENDING TOPICS: Elections 2024 Border-Gavaskar Trophy India-China LAC Deal The intense curiosity surrounding the election has made it one of the week’s top trending topics with “US election results” dominating the Google Trends. Google Trends data reveal that Trump was the most searched US presidential candidate across all Indian states except for one. Tamil Nadu was the only Indian state that searched more for Kamala Harris than Trump, arguably because it is home to her maternal side and her relatives still live there. Donald Trump tops the trends chart with over 2 million searches while Kamala Harris retains a strong regional foothold, emerging as a favored figure in the southern states with one million searches in the past week alone. Apart from Chennai, Bengaluru and Vellore also topped in city-wise searches for Harris on Google trends.