Indian-American Candidates Win US Midterm Elections

• Suhas Subramanyam wins re-election from Virginia.
• Pia Dandiya defeats Republican Casey Askar in Florida.
• Aruna Miller is re-elected as Maryland Lieutenant Governor.
• Vivek Ramaswamy loses Ohio’s gubernatorial race to Amy Acton.

GG News Bureau
Washington, 4th Nov: Indian-American candidates have secured key victories in the US midterm elections, with Suhas Subramanyam and Pia Dandiya winning seats in the House of Representatives and Aruna Miller securing re-election as Maryland’s Lieutenant Governor.

The results came amid major gains for Democrats, who flipped the gubernatorial race in Georgia and made advances in contests that could reshape the balance of power in Congress. The outcome has also dealt a political setback to President Donald Trump.

Dandiya, 39, a former high school principal, defeated Republican Casey Askar in Florida’s 22nd Congressional District, becoming the latest Indian-American to enter the US House.

Subramanyam, 40, won re-election from Virginia’s 10th Congressional District. Meanwhile, 61-year-old Aruna Miller retained her position as Maryland’s Lieutenant Governor.

In Ohio, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, backed by Trump, lost the gubernatorial race to Democrat Amy Acton following a bitter campaign that exposed divisions within the Republican Party.

Another closely watched contest involves Kerala-born Democrat Nithya Raman, who is competing against her former boss, Karen Bass, for the mayoral post in Los Angeles, the second-largest city in the United States.

Indian-American lawmakers Ro Khanna, Ami Bera and Pramila Jayapal are also seeking re-election to the House. Democrat Amish Shah is among those contesting competitive races in an effort to enter Congress.

The election results underline the growing presence of Indian-American politicians in US public life, even as the broader political contest delivers a setback to the Republican leadership.