New York, Nov 9 (TIWN) Indian-American Aruna Miller has been elected Lieutenant Governor of Maryland in the midterm elections in which the Democrats wrested the top spots in the state from the Republicans.

Miller, 58, a former delegate to the Maryland House, was on the Lieutenant Governor ticket along with Wes Moore -- the Democratic Governor-elect.

The Lieutenant Governor is the state's highest official following the Governor and assumes the role when the Governor is out of state or incapacitated.  The Lieutenant Governor also becomes the Governor should the Governor die, resign, or be removed from office.  Soon after the polling closed on Tuesday evening, Moore and Miller were declared elected against their Republican challengers.  Both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris had campaigned in favour of Moore and Miller. 

In winning the Lieutenant Governor race in Maryland, Miller overcame a last-minute stiff opposition from her distracters who accused her of courting Hindu nationalists, a charge she denied.  Her popularity among Indian Americans in Maryland is bipartisan. Some of the top Trump and Republican supporters came out in support of her and raised funds. Prominent among them include Jasdip Singh Jassee.