WASHINGTON (Monitoring Desk): Pakistani-American candidates have secured notable victories in elections held across the United States. In Texas, Salman Bhojani and Suleman Lalani have been re-elected to the state legislature, while Farooq Mughal has also won a legislative seat in Georgia.
According to US media reports, Salman Bhojani contested the election from Texas’s District 92, securing 67 per cent of the vote and retaining his seat.
Similarly, Suleman Lalani won approximately 67 per cent of the vote in District 76, securing re-election to the state legislature.
In Georgia, Pakistani-American candidate Farooq Mughal also won a seat in the state legislature. His victory is being viewed as another significant development for Pakistani-origin candidates in American politics.
Meanwhile, Pakistani-American Republican candidate Imtiaz Mohammad lost the state legislative election in Florida.
Thus, Pakistani-origin candidates made a notable mark in elections across several US states. However, the vote counts secured by Farooq Mughal and Imtiaz Mohammad have not yet been released.