Zohran Mamdani has been leading in all opinion polls ahead of the New York mayoral polls. The son of immigrant parents with an Indian connection - his mother is filmmaker Mira Nair, his father is an academic, Mahmood Mamdani, Zohran's energetic campaign has attracted followers, sceptics as well as polarised debates even among Democrats across the U.S.

The race for the next mayor of New York, a vibrant city with a diverse immigrant population, even has President Donald Trump's attention. He's openly threatened to choke federal funding to New York if Mamdani wins the elections taking place on the 4th of November.

Zohran Mamdani, in the last few months, has gone from being unknown to perhaps the most-discussed politician among Democrats as he faces former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who

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