India, Nov. 5 -- Hours after Indian-origin leader Zohran Mamdani won the New York mayoral election - a victory that will make him the city's first Muslim and first South Asian mayor when he takes office on January 1 - the Mumbai unit chief of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) issued a warning, saying any "Khan" in the city will not be tolerated.

Mumbai BJP chief Ameet Satam also accused the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) of "vote jihad".

"The way the political colour of some international cities is changing, after seeing the surnames of a few mayors and the 'vote jihad' of the Maha Vikas Aghadi, it feels necessary to stay alert regarding Mumbai..!" Satam wrote in a post on X.

"If anyone tries to impose a 'Khan' on Mumbai, it will no...