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President Donald Trump's Republican Party has suffered a major setback in the midterm elections held in America. Many candidates of Indian origin were also in the fray in these elections.
Seven candidates of Indian origin have won different positions in America.
The special thing is that all the winning candidates of Indian origin are from the Democratic Party.
At the same time, all the candidates of Indian origin who contested the elections on Trump's Republican Party ticket have faced defeat.
Piya Dandiya is an important name among the candidates of Indian origin who won. Democratic Party candidate Pia Dandiya has won the seat of Florida's 22nd Congressional District.
He defeated Republican candidate Casey Askar in one of South Florida's most popular election contests.
At the same time, despite Trump's support, Indian-origin Vivek Ramaswamy has lost the election for the post of Governor of Ohio.
Democratic candidate Amy Acton has won the election for governor in the US state of Ohio.
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He defeated Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswami of Indian origin. Trump had supported Vivek Ramaswamy twice during the election campaign.
Candidates of Indian origin who won
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Suhas Subramaniam:
He again registered a landslide victory for the US House of Representatives from Virginia's 10th Congressional District. He defeated Republican candidate Dave Beckwith.
Suhas got more than 60% votes in the election, while Dave got about 38% votes.
Piya Dandiya:
Pia Dandiya created history by defeating Republican candidate Casey Askar from Florida's 22nd Congressional District and won the election to the US House of Representatives for the first time.
Dandiya's victory marks the Democratic Party's victory in a new electoral district that was drawn under Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' congressional redistricting process ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Dandiya has previously been a teacher and high school principal in Harlem. She has also worked as a White House Fellow. Apart from this, he has also worked in Apple.
Born and raised in Palm Beach County to Indian immigrant parents, Dandiya made education, inflation challenges and economic opportunities the main issues of her election campaign.
Ro Khanna:
Ro Khanna of the Democratic Party from California's 17th Congressional District performed brilliantly and secured more than 70% of the votes. He maintained his victory on this seat of the House of Representatives.
Pramila Jaipal:
He won re-election to the House of Representatives by securing more than 87% of the votes from a district in Washington state.
Ami Bera:
Dr. Ami Bera, contesting from California, won his eighth term in the House of Representatives.
Aruna Miller:
Maryland Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller was successful in winning re-election along with Governor Wes Moore.
Josh Kaul:
Josh Kaul wins a historic third term as Wisconsin Attorney General.
Indian origin candidates who lost
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Many candidates of Indian origin have also faced defeat in these elections.
Vivek Ramaswami:
He defeated Republican candidate and Indian origin Vivek Ramaswamy. Trump had supported Vivek Ramaswamy twice during the election campaign.
According to news agency AP, after 20 years a Democratic candidate has won the election for the post of governor in Ohio.
Amy Acton is a doctor by profession and has been the state health director during the Corona epidemic. With this she has become the first woman governor of Ohio.
Trump had also defended Vivek Ramaswamy, who came into controversy due to the TV advertisement made about Amy Acton's mother.
Saritha Komatireddy:
Saritha Komatireddy was contesting for the post of Attorney General of New York on the Republican Party ticket, but she had to face defeat at the hands of Democratic candidate Letitia James.
Ritesh Tandon:
Ritesh Tandon, contesting as a Republican candidate from California's 17th Congressional District, was defeated by Democratic candidate Ro Khanna.
Mahesh 'Max' Ganorkar:
Mahesh was in the fray as a Republican candidate from North Carolina, but he lost the election to Democratic candidate Valerie Fauci.
Mahesh's performance in the elections was very poor and he got less than 20% votes, while Valerie got almost 80% votes.
Shiva Ayyadurai:
Shiva Ayyadurai was contesting as an independent candidate for the Senate seat from Massachusetts. Ed Markey of the Democratic Party won this seat.
Nirav Sheth:
Nirav Sheth was contesting against Pramila Jaipal on the Republican Party ticket from the 7th District of Washington, but he had to face defeat.
Pramila got about 88% votes in the elections, while Nirav got about 12% votes.
blow to trump
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Till the time of writing this news, President Donald Trump's Republican Party has suffered a major setback in the midterm elections.
It is clear from the election results that the Democratic Party has got majority in the US Congress. Voters have left Trump's Republican Party behind.
There are a total of 435 seats in the House of Representatives and elections have been held for all the seats. Till the time of writing the news, the opposition Democratic Party has won 228 seats, while Trump's Republican Party has won 139 seats.
The results of a total of 367 seats of this House have been declared.
At the same time, midterm elections have been held for 35 out of 100 Senate seats. Of these, the results of 33 seats have been declared. Now the Democratic Party has 54 seats in this House, while the Republican Party has 44 seats.
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