Four Indian-American politicians, all from California, have crossed the first hurdle to advance to the general elections in November in the US by winning their primaries.
The four to win their primaries are Neel Kashkari, Ro Khanna, Ami Bera and Kamala Harris.
Bera, the only Indian-American in the current Congress, got a decisive victory in yesterday's primary for the California's 7th Congressional District.
He is the third-ever Indian-American lawmaker from the Democratic Party.
Republican Kashkari - whose parents are from Kashmir - defeated his fellow party colleague Tim Donnelly in the primaries for the California Governorship.
In the November general elections Kashkari, who served as interim Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability from October 2008 to May 2009, would challenge California Governor Jerry Brown.
Kashkari faces an uphill task given that California is considered to be a Democratic stronghold.
However, Kashkari in the race for governorship could come as a boon for the Republicans given the declining popularity of Governor Brown and the strong policy alternatives being offered by Kashkari.
Incumbent California Attorney General Harris, too advanced to the November elections by gaining an impressive 54 per cent of the votes as against the less than 14 per cent each from the her four Republican challengers.
Khanna, who has caught the imagination of the Silicon Valley and has attracted supports form tom tech industry CEOs too advanced to the November general elections.
Khanna a Democrat faces incumbent Mike Honda, for the US House of Representatives in November.
"I knew that challenging the status quo wasn't going to be easy - but I believed from day one that if voters are given the choice between more of the same, and a new type of forward-looking vision, they will side with change."
"That's exactly what we saw tonight and it's why I'm so energized to continue speaking with voters about the issues that really matter: creating good paying jobs, making sure people have the skills to compete in a 21st century economy, and fixing a broken Congress," Khanna said.
