India, Nov. 3 -- New York City's mayoral race between 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani and 67-year-old Andrew Cuomo took an unexpected turn this morning with US President Donald Trump voicing his support for the latter.

In the race for New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani - a young state assemblyman with a progressive agenda - is running against Andrew Cuomo, the former governor who has experience on his side.

Mamdani, a democratic socialist, has made waves by focusing on issues such as housing affordability, free public transport and child care, helping him surge in polls.

His main rival in the election is former Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent after losing to Mamdani in the primary. Republican Curtis Sliwa...