India, Nov. 9 -- In a historic first, two Indian-Americans will take the reins of legislative chambers in US states. State Representative Ranjeev Puri was elected Speaker of Michigan's House of Representatives after the US midterm elections last week. State Senator Priya Sundareshan was chosen to lead Arizona's Senate as its President. Both Puri and Sundareshan are Democrats. The Democratic Party defeated the Republican Party in midterm elections.

Born in 1984 to Sikh immigrants from Punjab, Puri started his political career by working on President Barack Obama's presidential campaigns in 2008 and 2012. After graduating with an MBA from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, he worked in financial consulting. Puri was elec...