Leaders of Indian origin have put up a strong performance in the 2026 midterm elections in the United States. The strength of the “Samosa Caucus”, the informal group of Indian-American lawmakers in the US Congress, is set to increase again. Four sitting lawmakers have retained their seats, while Pia Dandia from Florida has won for the first time and entered the House of Representatives. Amish Shah from Arizona is also moving towards victory. After final confirmation of his election result, the group’s membership could rise to six.
The Samosa Caucus includes American lawmakers of Indian origin. It is not an official parliamentary organisation, but an informal group of Indian-American representatives. Its members also express views on issues concerning the Indian community in the United States and on India-US relations.
In this election, Ami Bera from California secured victory for the eighth consecutive time. Ro Khanna secured a sixth term, while Suhas Subramanyam from Virginia and Pramila Jayapal from Washington also succeeded in returning to the House of Representatives.
From Florida’s 22nd Congressional District, Pia Dandia defeated Republican candidate Casey Askar to register a win. She received around 51.9 per cent of the vote. In Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, Amish Shah had received 52.6 per cent of the vote with 85 per cent of counting completed, while his rival Jay Feli had secured 45.4 per cent. At that time, the official result of the contest had not been declared.
On the other hand, Indian-origin Vivek Ramaswamy lost the election for governor of Ohio. Shri Thanedar and Raja Krishnamoorthi will also not return to the House of Representatives this time. Thus, the election results were mixed for Indian-American leaders, but the Samosa Caucus’s presence in Congress is likely to become stronger.
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