The Indiana Senate on Thursday failed to pass a new House map, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump’s plan to see Republicans win additional seats in next year’s midterms by redistricting in red states.

Indiana state senators voted against the new map in a 31-19 vote, with 21 Republicans joining 10 Democrats to reject it. The new congressional map would have added two more likely-Republican seats and comes as many states reconsider their maps in a mid-decade redistricting frenzy.

The Indiana effort came after closed-door meetings, public pressure from Trump, and Vice President JD Vance’s travel to the state. However, the vote Thursday showed how resistant the Republican lawmakers were to the pressure campaign from top GOP officials.

Trump, speaking from the Oval Office Thursday even

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