Speaking to his supporters after his victory, Mamdani quoted Nehru's speech from 1947 when India marked its independence from over 200 years of British rule.

Nothing could have prepared New Yorkers and the Indian diaspora for Zohran Mamdani ‘s winning moment on Tuesday (US time).

"Standing before you, I think of the words of Jawaharlal Nehru: A moment comes, but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long ...