With the US set to hold the key
Congressional polls, its influential Indian-American community is pinning its hope on the record number of Indian-origin candidates from across the country -- five Democrats and one Republican.
Indian-Americans hope that when the results of today's polls are declared, they would not only have the third-ever Indian-American in the 435-strong House of Representatives, but also more than one of their members would get a chance to represent the community.
More than 2.8 million Indian-Americans will be watching with interest the fate of half-a-dozen members of the Indian-origin community who are contesting for a seat in the House of Representatives - the maximum number so far.
Five of them are Democrats - Manan Trivedi (Pennsylvania), Ami Bera (California), Raj Goyle (Kansas), Ravi Sangisetty (Louisiana) and Surya Yalamanchili (Ohio). Ashvin Lad (Illinois) is the only Republican Indian-American in the fray.
All of them are making a last ditch effort to win over their voters.
In Kansas, a billboard urging people to "Vote American" and support Republican Mike Pompe has ignited controversy in the State's Fourth District.
Indian-American Goyle, a Democrat who is fighting a tough battle against Pompe, has called it "bigoted and illegal."
One image carried the message, "Vote American, vote Pompeo", overlaid on a stylised US flag.
Another flashed an image of cowboy movie star John Wayne with the wording "Real Americans vote for Pompeo."
Goyle said: "It's certainly implying that somehow the only American in the race is my opponent and we know that's not the case."
Pompeo's said they did not know about the signs until Goyle's campaign contacted them about it. One opinion poll showed, he was trailing by 16 points.
In California's Third District, Bera, a doctor and political new comer, is giving a tough fight to Republican incumbent Dan Lungren.
Bera has raised considerable amount of money in a poll which suggests that this race could be tighter than expected.
In Pennsylvania's Sixth District, Iraq war veteran Trivedi, according to one latest opinion poll, is trailing behind by 10 points against his incumbent Republican rival Jim Geralch. To boost his winning prospect, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendall campaigned for the young Indian-American yesterday.
"I'm a doctor - I know how to cure your pain," Trivedi told his voters over the weekend.
In Lousiana, where Indian-American Bobby Jindal is the Governor, Democrat Sangisetty has little chance over his Republican rival Jeff Landry, media reports said.
In Ohio, Democrat Yalamanchilli, a former 'Apprentice' contestant, is contesting against Republican Jean Schmidt in the State's Second District.