India, Aug. 6 -- On Wednesday, in an unprecedented Democratic Senate primary in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed defeated legacy Democrat Rep. Haley Stevens to represent the party in the upcoming US midterm elections.

Abdul El-Sayed, an Egyptian American, comes from a progressive faction of the Democratic Party. Political analysts in the US are flagging El-Sayed's win as a decisive shift in the Democratic Party's outlook ahead of the crucial midterms in November.

Even more crucial to the win is Abdul El-Sayed's background. A former public health official, he entered politics by "accident," veering away from the traditional family occupation of being a cab driver in Egypt. The 41-year-old not only defeated Rep. Haley Stevens, but also the millio...