Republicans face the midterm elections. The Democrats are winning. Meanwhile, Nitya Raman won the post of mayor in Los Angeles. Born in Kerala, Nitya was elected as the city's first Asian-American mayor. Nitya clinched the victory over Republican challenger Karen Bass.
The two chambers of the US Congress, the Senate and the House of Representatives, have been lost to US President Donald Trump's party. Significantly, politicians of Indian origin have caught the eye in this election. Some are doctors, some are lawyers, some are administrative officials. Though born or brought up in American soil, their roots are in India. New names are always added to that list. Nitya got 51.1 percent of votes, Karen got 48.33 percent.
Not only Nitya, but Aruna Miller is also among the women of Indian origin who contested the elections in the United States. He was born on November 6, 1964 in Hyderabad. He moved to America with his family when he was only 7 years old. in Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology. Aruna graduated in 1989. After that he worked in government for a long time. Aruna later joined politics. He was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2010. Aruna became the Lieutenant Governor of Maryland for the first time in 2022 (Democracy camp). He won again in this election.
Also, Pia Dandiya was a new face in the mid-term elections of America. Elected to the House of Representatives from Florida's 22nd Congressional District as the first person of Indian descent. He got about 51.9 percent votes. The victory made Pia, an educator by profession, the first Indian-origin elected to the House of Representatives. This Democrat leader was born in Palm Beach County, Florida. He started his career as a teacher. Pia later became the principal of a high school in Harlem, New York.