Record number of Indian-Americans seeking office By JESSE WASHINGTON 2010-06-20T01:23:38Z Meet Reshma, Surya, Manan, Raj, Ami, Ravi, Nimrata and Kamala - a new wave of Indian-American politicians. At least eight children of Indian immigrants are running for Congress or statewide office, the most ever. The star of this trend is Nikki Haley, born Nimrata Nikki Randhawa, who is favored to win the election for governor of South Carolina.... © 2010 The Associated Press.