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Buttigieg takes narrow lead in Iowa caucus first results, Joe Biden lags

Senator Bernie Sanders, 78, more than double the age of young Buttigieg, a former mayor of South Bend in Indiana, was a close second as results started trickling

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US and Iowa flags adorn the state before a rally for Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden in Des Moines. Photo Reuters

Press Trust of India Washington
Dark Horse Pete Buttigieg, a former mayor, has taken an early lead in Iowa Caucus of the Democratic party presidential primaries, while former vice president Joe Biden was trailing at the fourth position.

Senator Bernie Sanders, 78, more than double the age of young Buttigieg, a former mayor of South Bend in Indiana, was a close second as results started trickling in a day after the Iowa Caucuses were held.

To the surprise of many, former vice president Joe Biden, 77, was trailing at the fourth position, getting just 15.6 percent of the total votes counted.

He was behind Buttigieg (26.9 per cent),