Senator of Vermont Bernie Sanders claimed victories in the Kansas and Nebraska caucuses, while frontrunner Hillary Clinton won in the Louisiana primary, The Associated Press reported. So far, the former secretary of state has won 1,121 delegates, while Sanders has 479. It takes 2,383 delegates to win the Democratic presidential nomination.

On the Republican front, controversial candidate Donald Trump won the Louisiana primary and Kentucky caucus on Saturday, while rival Ted Cruz picked up Maine and Kansas, winning 36 delegates. Trump has 378 delegates so far, while Cruz has 295. It requires 1,237 delegates to win the Republican nomination for president. Following his victory in Kentucky, Trump said it was "probably time" for rival Marco Rubio to drop out of Republican presidential race. While he congratulated Cruz for his victories, he joked that Cruz won Maine because "it's very close to Canada". Earlier, Trump had questioned Cruz's eligibility to be president because he was born on Canadian soil.

Both Trump and Clinton made major gains in Super Tuesday last week, both winning seven states each. On March 1, primary elections were held in 11 states for the United States presidential race. The results of Super Tuesday are considered key to determining who will be nominated to run for president from both parties.