In the realm of Washington politics, President Joe Biden and former Commander-in-Chief Donald Trump have emerged victorious in the Indiana Democratic and Republican preliminaries, paving their paths for the imminent U.S. presidential showdown slated for November.

Reports from various U.S. media outlets indicate that this recent triumph has bestowed upon Trump, who is already cemented as the Republican frontrunner, an additional 58 delegates. Remarkably, Trump, at the age of 77, stood as the sole contender on Indiana’s Republican ballot, securing his position with resolute strength.

Meanwhile, President Biden, the anticipated Democratic Party standard-bearer, clinched the entirety of the 79 delegates up for grabs in Indiana’s Democratic preliminary. Notably, Biden’s name stood unaccompanied on the Democratic ballot in Indiana, a testament to his unwavering stance.

The impending clash between Biden and Trump signals a historic juncture, as it will be the first instance since 1912 that a former president and an incumbent president lock horns in the electoral arena come November 5.

This echoes the bygone electoral saga where New Jersey’s gubernatorial luminary, Woodrow Wilson, outpaced the incumbent President William Howard Taft and former President Theodore Roosevelt, as recounted by NBC Chicago.