Brace yourselves, patriots -- Indiana’s Republican-heavy House just fired a shot in the redistricting war that could redraw the battle lines for Congress.

On Friday, the Indiana House voted 57-41 to pass a new congressional map that might secure two more GOP seats in the 2026 midterm elections if the Senate agrees, as Newsmax reports.

This isn’t some small-town spat -- it’s a chess move in President Donald Trump’s nationwide push to lock in Republican dominance in the U.S. House.

Trump’s Strategy Fuels Indiana’s Move

Trump has been clear, pressing GOP-controlled states to redraw maps mid-cycle to thwart Democrats from capitalizing on midterm trends that often favor the opposition party.

Indiana’s map, designed by the National Republican Redistricting Trust, could potentially flip all nine of the state’s congressional seats to the GOP by reshaping districts currently held by Democrats Andre Carson of Indianapolis and Frank Mrvan of northwest Indiana.

State Rep. Ben Smaltz, who penned the plan, bluntly admitted the districts were drawn “purely for political performance” to aid GOP candidates.

House Vote Shows Unexpected Divisions

The House vote wasn’t a clean partisan sweep -- seven Democrats backed the map, while 11 Republicans surprisingly voted no.

That kind of fracture hints at unease even among conservatives about stacking the deck too blatantly.

Yet, with Trump and Gov. Mike Braun pushing hard, the pressure’s on to ram this through.

Senate’s Decision Hangs in Balance

Next up, the Indiana Senate takes center stage, set to debate this contentious map when they reconvene on Monday.

Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray confirmed before Thanksgiving that senators would return to “make a final decision on any redistricting proposal sent from the House."

Despite a hefty Republican majority of 40 out of 50 seats, Bray has cautioned that the votes might not be there -- talk about a nail-biter.

National Redistricting Battles Intensify

Indiana’s fight mirrors a larger war, with the U.S. Supreme Court just a day prior siding with Texas in a dispute over alleged racial gerrymandering in its new map.

States like Texas, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, and Utah have heeded Trump’s call, passing maps that could net up to nine GOP seats, while Florida’s Legislature started reviewing its own changes on Thursday.

On the flip side, Democrats are countering -- California voters sidelined their independent redistricting commission to favor a map securing about five safe seats, while Virginia and Maryland explore options to tilt maps their way, though legal and internal challenges loom.