India, Nov. 5 -- Zohran Mamdani, who emphasised his Indian heritage throughout his campaign to lead America's largest city, referenced Jawaharlal Nehru's "Tryst with Destiny" speech in his remarks after winning New York City's mayoral election.

"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 suppressed finds utterance. Tonight we have stepped from out from the old into the new," Mamdani told his audience, referencing the speech India's first Prime Minister made as India became independent on August 15, 1947.

Mamdani ended his speech to the tune of the Bollywood song "Dhoom Machale" as he wal...