The influence of Indian Americans in America is continuously increasing. At least 10 Indian Americans have won local and state-level elections in different parts of the country. Most of these Indians belong to the Democrat Party.
This victory reflects the ever-increasing dominance of the Indian community in American politics. It is noteworthy that US Vice President Kamala Harris is also of Indian origin. Similarly, candidates of Indian origin are winning in elections ranging from Mayor to Parliament.
Indian Americans won from mayor to senate
Ghazala Hashmi born in Hyderabad has been elected to the Senate of Virginia for the third consecutive time. She was the first Indian-American and Muslim woman to make it to the Senate of Virginia.
At the same time, Suhas Subramaniam has also been re-elected to the Senate of Virginia. He was elected to the House of Delegates twice in 2019 and 2021.
Subramaniam of Indian origin born in Houston was a technology policy advisor in the White House during the previous Obama administration. Identically, he is the first Hindu to be elected to the Virginia House.
Kannan Srinivasan has been elected to the Virginia House of Delegates from the Loudon County area dominated by Indian Americans. Srinivasan came to America from India in the 90s. All three winners in Virginia are associated with the Democratic Party.
At the same time, three Indian-Americans have also won from New Jersey. Indian-Americans Vin Gopal and Raj Mukherjee have been elected to the state Senate in New Jersey. Both of them are associated with the Bharatvanshi Democratic Party. Apart from these, Balveer Singh has been re-elected to the Burlington County Board of County Commissioners in New Jersey.
At the same time, in Pennsylvania, Neel Mukherjee (Democrat) has won the post of Montgomery County Commissioner, while in Indiana, Indian-American doctor Dr. Anita Joshi has won the ‘West District’ seat of Carmel City Council seat.
Arunan Arulampalaam, CEO of the non-profit Land Bank, has been elected as mayor of Hartford in Connecticut. Arunan came to America from Zimbabwe.
After winning the elections, all 10 Indian Americans pledged to work for the welfare of the people of their region.