Muslim politician of Indian origin, Zohran Mamdani, has been elected the Mayor of New York, one of the wealthiest and most iconic cities in the world. At the age of 34, the son of filmmaker Mira Nair became the youngest member of a growing and increasingly influential Indian-American community. Its members hold elected office in the US, at the state or federal level. Called the Samosa Caucus, there is a group of six lawmakers in the US House of Representatives who share Indian heritage. Besides, there are also federal appointees like Vivek Ramaswamy and FBI Director Kash Patel.

Samosa Caucus

Dalip Singh Saund was the first lawmaker of Indian origin. He was elected from California in 1957. The number increased slowly and steadily. Bobby Jindal was elected from Louisiana in 2005. But Amer

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