Four Indian-American Democrats retain US House seats as Pia Dandiya wins first term

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Indian opposition leaders referenced recent U.S. midterm poll results, saying “change is in the air.” Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal described the U.S. outcomes as a powerful demonstration of how collective citizen strength can confront and defeat authoritarian tendencies. According to NDTV, the midterms saw Democrats sweep Congress, prompting a surge in stocks and a drop in oil prices, and were framed as a broad referendum on former President Trump, with voter sentiment shifting against the Republican party.

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