Indiana Gov. Mike Braun on Monday called the state’s legislature back for a redistricting session starting next week, the latest Republican-controlled state to do so amid a flurry of mid-decade congressional map-drawing this year.

The special session, set to start Nov. 3, would allow the state to redraw its nine House seats, two of which are currently held by Democrats.

“I am calling a special legislative session to protect Hoosiers from efforts in other states that seek to diminish their voice in Washington and ensure their representation in Congress is fair,” Braun, a Republican former senator, said in his announcement.

Indiana could become the fourth GOP-led state to redraw its congressional maps ahead of the midterms elections next year, when new maps could help tip control of t

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