Los Angeles/IBNS, Nov. 5 -- Indian-origin Nithya Raman has defeated incumbent Mayor Karen Bass to win the mayoral election in Los Angeles, the second-most populous city in the United States, media reports said.

Raman, a member of the Los Angeles City Council, entered the mayoral race in February, weeks after publicly endorsing Bass.

The election gradually evolved into a battle reflecting generational and political differences, with the two candidates clashing over their approaches to key issues, including public safety, affordable housing and homelessness.

Raman had been critical of Bass's handling of the 2025 Palisades wildfire and the city's ongoing homelessness crisis.

In campaign strategy too, the two candidates had followed contr...