The Indiana State House is set to convene this afternoon to discuss a redistricting effort to boost Republicans chances in the 2026 midterms.

President Donald Trump has taken a particular interest in the state matter declaring that Indiana Gov. Mike Braun “must produce on [redistricting], or he will be the only Governor, Republican or Democrat, who didn’t.”

The president is trying to win two House seats from Indiana’s congressional delegation for the GOP, which currently sends seven Republican members and two Democrat members to the federal House of Representatives. The move comes after Texas state Republicans changed the Lone Star State’s congressional map, and California Democrats gerrymandered their own congressional lines in response. Missouri has also jumped into the fray with Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe signing redistricting legislation in September. That new map could give Republicans an additional House seat from the state.

According to the media outlet Axios, Indiana State House Republicans will need 67 of their members to show up on Monday to ensure a quorum is made to conduct state business. There are presently 70 Republicans in the state house meaning that the party can only afford to lose three of its members. Axios reported that State Rep. Mitch Gore thought five Republican state representatives could break ranks. Two of those five confirmed to the media outlet that they would in fact try to be present for the quorum call suggesting that Republicans will likely get their wish for a legislative session in the state house to discuss redistricting. Any legislation would only need 51 votes in the state house to pass through the chamber.

The Indiana State Senate is expected to convene next week to take up legislation passed by the state house. Several Indiana state senators have expressed opposition to the redistricting effort. Sen. Michael Bohacek said he would not back the redistricting attempt after Trump called Minnesota Governor Tim Walz retarded. Bohacek has a daughter with Down syndrome.

“Somalian gangs are roving the streets looking for ‘prey’ as our wonderful people stay locked in their apartments and houses hoping against hope that they will be left alone. The seriously retarded Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, does nothing, either through fear, incompetence, or both,” Trump had said in a post on Truth Social. 

As the redistricting debate has raged, several Republican state senators have received threats including “swatting,” which is when someone sends a false report to police leading law enforcement to dispatch to a particular address. State Sens. Andy Zay, Jean Leising, Kyle Walker, Greg Goode, and Linda Rogers are among the Indiana lawmakers that have been targeted with threats. 

Even if Republicans get their way and a new congressional map is implemented in Indiana, some GOP lawmakers have raised concerns that the new congressional district lines will not guarantee that Republicans are able to pick up all nine House seats in next year’s elections.

“In Indiana, redrawing our Congressional maps mid-cycle is not the best way for us to do that. Spreading out all of the Democrats in Lake and Marion counties across the rest of our districts will in no way guarantee a 9-0 map,” Republican State Sen. Blake Doriot said in a statement.

“There are no well-established Republican candidates working those hypothetical districts—they haven’t walked a parade, haven’t raised a dollar, and there will likely first be a primary race before we even get to the General Election,” Doriot added.

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