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

Raman defeated the current mayor Bass and became the first Indian-American mayor of Los Angeles. New York Mayor Mandani, who was sworn in at the beginning of this year, is also of Indian descent. In addition, Jayapal, who is from India and has recently vigorously criticized the Indian electoral roll, was re-elected as a representative 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 pointed out that Bass issued a statement acknowledging 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 have Zohran Mamdani and Nithya Raman as mayors of Indian descent after recent elections.

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

Unlike Bass, who targeted older voters, Raman went to bars, nightclubs, and college campuses to hold campaign events, get in close contact with young voters, and call for a new look in Los Angeles. In terms of political views, Bass promised that homeless people would never be seen on the streets of Los Angeles in the future. However, Raman criticized Bass'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 obtained 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 nonprofit organization that assists the homeless.

Mandani, whose parents are of Indian descent, was sworn in on New Year's Eve this year. He was elected mayor of New York with more than half of the votes cast in November last year, setting multiple records.

Mandani was only 34 years old when he was elected mayor. He was the youngest mayor of New York City in a century, the first Muslim mayor since New York had mayoral management and election records in the 17th century, and the first Indian mayor.

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

Mandani always has a smile on his face, has rapped, and has also participated in social welfare and electioneering. He has been involved in political movements for less than 10 years, but he has miraculously set off a progressive political trend in New York City and the Democratic Party that has been almost withering in the United States for the past 10 years.

When Mandani ran for mayor of New York City, he took "affordable living" as his core policy. During the primary stage, he defeated the corruption scandal-ridden 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 the election, and became mayor of New York.

Indian society has recently been dissatisfied with the Election Commission of India's revision of the Electoral Register (SIR), which has damaged the voting qualifications of 130 million people. People believe that this move is biased in favor of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Therefore, they have frequently launched protests and called for the resignation of Election Commission Chairman Gyanesh Kumar.

India's The Print newspaper pointed out 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 U.S. House of Representatives, completing his sixth consecutive victory.

Jayapal publicly expressed concern about the Indian Election Commission's revision of the electoral roll SIR, which has damaged the voting eligibility of 130 million people. She posted on the social platform: "Protecting democracy around the world is a vital task. The Indian people should enjoy free and fair elections like the American people."

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