CHICAGO (WLS) -- A battle is underway in Indiana over plans to draw new congressional maps.

President Donald Trump has urged state lawmakers to take action.

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The hope is that Republicans can pick up more seats in a state in which they already hold seven of nine congressional seats.

One of the two seats currently held by Democrats is the First Congressional District in Northwest Indiana. It includes all of Lake and Porter counties, along with part of LaPorte County.

A new proposed map would change that. The Indiana House passed the measure on Friday. It now goes to the Senate.

Dr. Jennifer Hora is a political science professor at Valparaiso University.

"President Trump is pushing really hard for Republican controlled legislatu

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