Pramila Jayapal

Desi vs Desi in US Midterms: Democrats Ro Khanna, Pramila Jayapal defeat Republicans Ritesh Tandon and Nirav Sheth

by Amrita Priya | Nov 5, 2026

(Nov 5, 2026) Amid the wider 2026 US midterm contest, two races offered a distinctive twist. Indian-origin candidates from opposing parties went head-to-head for the same congressional seats in a rare desi vs desi electoral battle. Indian-American Democratic lawmakers...

Pramila Jayapal: Indian-American becomes the first Asian woman elected to the US House of Representatives

by Charu Thakur | Feb 12, 2023

(February 13, 2023) She was only 16 when she made her way to the US to study at Georgetown University, and “after 17 years on an alphabet soup of visas to become a US citizen”, Pramila Jayapal was lucky enough to have the “opportunity to live the...