India, Nov. 5 -- It is a Bollywood song that has become almost synonymous with swag - so it was perhaps fitting that Dhoom Machale played at Zohran Mamdani's victory event.

Mamdani, 34, has scripted history by becoming the first-ever Muslim mayor of New York City. He is also the youngest person to win the mayoral election in a century. Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, won the mayoral election on the basis of a progressive agenda, defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.

"My friends, we have toppled a political dynasty," Mamdani declared to a roaring crowd at his victory party. "I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life, but let tonight be the final time I utter his name as we turn the page on a politic...