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Indian-Americans Enhance Political Footprints In U.S.
In the local elections, Democrat Sapana Shah won a berth on the Edison Municipal Council in New Jersey, while Steve Rao retained his seat on the Morrisville, North Carolina City Council, remaining as the only Indian-American on the Council.
There were Indian-American losers too. They included Republican Sudhir Deshmukh seeking a New Jersey state assembly seat from the 5th District and Reshma Saujani running for New York City Public Advocate.
Three other Indian-Americans -- Rao Bondalapati, Vinnie Goel, and Narendra Singh -- lost their respective bids for seats on the Morrisville city council.
Independent Sudhanshu Prasad, running to be the Mayor of Edison, also lost his race. So did Krupal Shukla, a Republican running for one of three seats on the Edison Municipal Council.
In Seattle, Washington, Kshama Sawant lost her race for a seat on the City Council to four-term incumbent Richard Conlin.
U.S. citizens of Indian descent, who were so long known for their educational, technological, scientific, entrepreneurial and medical achievements, are now a growing force in the U.S. with several of them occupying key positions in the Obama administration.
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Source: IANS
