India, Nov. 5 -- Indian-Americans had a big night not just in New York, but also the rest of the US as a slate of rising political figures won their high-profile electoral races.

While Zohran Mamdani became New York's first Indian origin Mayor, the Hyderabad-born Senator Ghazala Hashmi was elected Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, becoming the first Muslim American woman to be elected to statewide office anywhere in the US. Meanwhile, Aftab Pureval saw off a challenge from U.S. Vice President JD Vance's half brother Cory Bowman to win re-election as mayor of Cincinnati in Ohio.

"Cincinnati, it's the honor of my life to serve as your mayor. I'm humbled, and I'm ready, to continue our work for the next four years," said Pureval on X after ...