Who is Hirsh Vardhan Singh, the Indian American who launched the United States Presidential bid?

The US Presidency in 2024 has a third Indian-origin candidate, Hirsh Vardhan Singh. An Indian-American engineer by profession declared his candidature on July 28 from the Republican Party. Vivek Ramaswamy and Nikki Haley have been the other two candidates hailing from India.

The 38-year-old man, Hirsh Vardhan Singh has proclaimed himself to be a "lifelong Republican". He is a robust "America First" conservative ideology proponent. He has also shared how he contributed to the restoration of the conservative wing of the New Jersey Republican Party. 

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I'm entering the race for President.https://t.co/OEHCSYOdvK pic.twitter.com/RyxW4sKMSW

— Hirsh Vardhan Singh (@HirshSingh) July 27, 2023

Hirsh Vardhan Singh talks about Republicans and all the points that have been in the news lately. He tried to talk about the doubts regarding "experimental" vaccines. He also refers to the threats to the American "free" ethos, and the schools of America being centers of indoctrination. Not to miss, he called the former President of the United States, the greatest President of his lifetime, however, he also says that the country needs more.

Let's get to know Hirsh Vardhan Singh better!

Hirsh Vardhan Singh was born to immigrant parents from India. He holds a bachelor's degree in the field of engineering and is an alumnus of the New Jersey Institute of Technology in the year 2009. Hirsh Vardhan Singh is in the news as the man calls himself the "only pureblood candidate", as he refused to get the Covid-19 jabs done. He is often referred to as " Trump on steroids".

Moreover, "Magnet for conservatives, libertarians. Indian-, Filipino-, Hispanic-, and Black-American voters" is how the man is also described as. His announcement, however, has arrived late and he, as compared to others, holds limited media coverage.

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Singh is not only just another candidate running in the race for the US presidency but also a member of a trend of Indian-Americans having political aspirations. In his state visit to the United States, the Prime Minister of India too talked about this mentioning the "Samosa Caucus" in his address to the joint sitting of the US Congress. The term "Samosa Caucus" is used to talk about the informal grouping of members in the US Congress that are actually Indian-Americans, sometimes.

Referring to Vice President Kamala Harris, the Prime Minister of India in the state visit expressed, “There are millions here, who have roots in India. Some of them sit proudly in this chamber. There is one behind me, who has made history!”

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Currently, there are five such US Representatives having Indian origins. Vice President Kamal Harris is the sixth one, who is actually the leader of the Senate. All of these political members of Indian origin are actually Democrats.

It is interesting to note that while all these Indian-American people having political aspirations are belonging to Democrats, the Indian-American voters are Democrats too.

Coming back to Hirsh Vardhan Singh, the man has, many times, referred to his surname and called it to be a word that translates to the word "lion", along with showing the symbol of his campaign that also depicts a lion's head.

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The electoral prospects of the man and his political journey so far

Earlier, the man tried hard to secure the nomination for the Republican Party for his New Jersey governor in the years 2017 and 2021. along with a House seat in the year 2018, and a Senate position in the year 2020. However, the man could not succeed in securing the nominations.

Now, Singh portrays himself as a more conservative option that is very closely linked with former President Trump. However, the man came in third for the nominations.

If we look at the poll analysis presented by the American website FiveThirtyEight as of the end of July 2023, Trump had the highest number of Republican voters having around 52 percent of Republican voters supporting him, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, and then by Ramaswamy. 

Republican Party's nomination for the 2024 Presidential elections

There are many strong contenders who wish to wish the Republican Party's nomination. Trump is a prominent one, irrespective of his legal battles. The Republican National Convention is scheduled to be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The time frame of July 15 to 18, 2024 will be important in the sense as the next Presidential nominee of the Republican Party will be chosen in this very time frame.

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