India, Jan. 2 -- Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City's 112th mayor on Thursday, with a promise to transform the government and bring "new politics". The 35-year-old democrat was sworn in just after midnight at a decommissioned subway station under City Hall.

Later in the day, Mamdani returned for a grander public inauguration where US Senator Bernie Sanders administered his oath.

Mamdani began his historic speech by saying, "Today begins a new era." In his speech, the democratic socialist asserted that this election marks a shift in people's approach to politics. He said the New Yorkers were united in realising that a shift is needed to "new politics" and "new approach to power."

He recounted a conversation with a Pakistani wo...