Several Indian-origin candidates too notched up victories as Democrats made significant gains in the US midterm elections, positioning themselves to wrest key Senate seats from Republicans, delivering a stinging rebuke to President Donald Trump.
The 40-year-old won from Virginia’s 10th congressional district , polling over 61.5% of the vote against Republican Dave Beckwith, who managed to win 36.4 per cent of the ballots cast. Indian-American candidates Suhas Subramanyam and Pia Dandiya won their seats in the US House of Representatives from Virginia and Florida, respectively. On the other hand, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy was defeated in the race to become Ohio’s next governor. Suhas Subramanyam, who served as an advisor to former president Barack Obama, has been re-elected as a member of the US House of Representatives. Trump favourite Indian-American Vivek Ramaswamy was defeated in Ohio’s gubernatorial race, the home state of Vice President J. D. Vance, by Democrat Amy Acton after a bitter campaign that left the Republican Party divided. Other Indian-American candidates are awaiting their results as vote counting is still under way. Democrat Nithya Raman, who was born in Keralam, is locked in a keen contest with her former boss Karen Bass for the post of Mayor of Los Angeles, the US’s second-largest city. Indian-American lawmakers Ro Khanna, Ami Bera, Pramila Jayapal are seeking re-election to the US House of Representatives, while fellow Democrat Amish Shah is in the fray in competitive races to make their debut as Congresspersons.
