New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- Zohran Mamdani, the New York mayoral hopeful, has found himself another elite supporter - tech billionaire Elon Musk - as early voting in the city of 8.5 million began on Sunday.

Musk has called Zohran the "future of the Democratic Party" as the Democratic socialist and Donald Trump foe closes in on the Big Apple's top job.

The Election Day for New York City is scheduled for November 4, and the new mayor is expected to take office in the New Year.

At a get-out-the-vote rally on Sunday, Zohran Mamdani was boosted by prominent US leftists, including Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Elon Musk shared a video from the event, where Governor Kathy Hochul can be heard saying, "With your...