Indians are active in American politics and have won elections in the top two major cities of the United States.

Raman became mayor by defeating current mayor Besslos angeles in first placeIndia American mayor, mayor of New York who was sworn in earlier this yearMandani Jayapal, who is of Indian descent and has recently strongly criticized the Indian voter rolls, was re-elected as a member of the House of Representatives of Washington State in the United States. It can be seen that Indians are gradually becoming active in the American political arena.

The New York Post reported that Bess issued a statement accepting his defeat and had called Rahman to congratulate him. This has allowed New York and Los Angeles, the two most populous cities in the United States, to elect Indian-origin Zohran Mamdani and Nitya Raman as mayors after recent elections.

The Times of India reported that Raman was elected to the Los Angeles City Council for the first time in 2020. In this mayoral election, he originally expressed his support for the re-election of Karen Bass, but in February he suddenly announced his candidacy and competed with Bass for the mayor’s seat.

Unlike Báez, who targeted older voters, Raman went to bars, nightclubs, and college campuses to hold campaign events, get in closer contact with younger voters, and call for a facelift of downtown Los Angeles. In terms of politics, Báez promised that homeless people would not be seen on the streets of Los Angeles in the future. However, Raman criticized Baez’s implementation plan as “both expensive and ineffective”.

Raman was born in Kerala, India and moved to the United States when he was 6 years old. After graduating from Harvard University, he received a master’s degree in urban planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Before entering politics, he founded an urban research organization focused on improving health and municipal facilities. After moving to Los Angeles in 2013, he worked with city officials to help establish the SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition, a non-profit organization that assists the homeless.

Mandani, whose parents are of Indian origin, was sworn in on New Year’s Eve this year. In November last year, he was elected Mayor of New York with more than half the votes, creating many records.

When Mandani was elected mayor, she was only 34 years old. He was the youngest mayor of New York City in a century, the first Muslim mayor and the first Indian mayor since the 17th century.

Mandani, who belongs to the second generation of Millennials, was born in Uganda, Africa. His family moved to Cape Town, South Africa after his birth, and they immigrated to the United States when he was 7 years old. Growing up in a multi-ethnic environment for a long time focused her attention on issues such as social justice and anti-colonialism.

Mandani, who always has a smile on her face, has rapped and also participated in social welfare and election campaigns. He has been involved in political movements for less than 10 years, but he has miraculously established a progressive political trend in New York City and the Democratic Party, which had been almost dying out in the United States for the past 10 years.

When Mandani ran for Mayor of New York, he took “affordable living” as his main policy. During the primary stage, he defeated corruption scandal-plagued then-Mayor Eric Adams and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. He then defeated Cuomo and others, who later left the party to run for office and become Mayor of New York.

Indian society is dissatisfied with the recent revision of the Electoral Register (SIR) by the Election Commission of India, which has resulted in the loss of voting eligibility of 130 million people. People believe that this step is biased in favor of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Therefore, they have often launched protests and demanded the resignation of Election Commission Chairman Gyanesh Kumar.

India’s The Print newspaper reported that Pramila Jayapal, who was born in Chennai, India, representing the Democratic Party, defeated Nirav Sheth, who was born in Gujarat and represented the Republican Party, and was re-elected as a member of the US House of Representatives, completing her sixth consecutive victory.

Jayapal publicly expressed concern about the revision of the voter list SIR by the Election Commission of India, which has led to the loss of voting eligibility of 130 million people. “Protecting democracy around the world is an important task. Indian people should enjoy free and fair elections like the American people,” he posted on the social platform.

Jaipal was born in Chennai. He spent his childhood in India, Indonesia, Singapore and other places. When he was 16 years old he went to the United States alone. After receiving a master’s degree in management from Northwestern University, he worked for some time as a financial analyst. Later, he founded a non-profit organization and grew it into OneAmerica, the largest immigrant advocacy group in Washington state, and then entered the political arena.