Why is a coastal Karnataka town celebrating Abdul El-Sayed’s US win?

Bhatkal in Karnataka is celebrating Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in the US Senate race, as his wife Sarah Jukaku has roots there.
El-Sayed is set to become the first Muslim elected to the US Senate after winning Michigan’s Senate seat.
• Sarah’s grandfather, Jukaku Shamshuddin, was a lawyer and served as deputy finance minister in the erstwhile Mysore State government.

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