2026-ലെ യുഎസ് ഇടക്കാല തിരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പിൽ പ്രമുഖ ഇന്ത്യൻ-അമേരിക്കൻ ദാതാക്കൾ റിപ്പബ്ലിക്കൻ പാർട്ടിക്ക് വൻ തുക സംഭാവന നൽകിയതായി റിപ്പോർട്ട്. എന്നാൽ, വോട്ടർ സർവേകളിൽ ഭൂരിഭാഗം ഇന്ത്യൻ വംശജരും ഡെമോക്രാറ്റിക് സ്ഥാനാർത്ഥികളെയാണ് പിന്തുണയ്ക്കുന്നത്. സാമ്പത്തിക സംഭാവനകളും വോട്ടർമാരുടെ താൽപ്പര്യങ്ങളും തമ്മിലുള്ള ഈ വൈരുദ്ധ്യം രാഷ്ട്രീയ നിരീക്ഷകരിൽ കൗതുകമുണർത്തുന്നു.
A review of 11 prominent Indian-American donors found about $10.8 million in contributions to Republican committees and groups during the 2026 US midterm cycle, compared with $3.3 million to Democrats. The figures cover a selected group of donors, while a voter survey found Asian Indian respondents favoured Democratic Senate candidates.
A review of Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings for 11 prominent Indian-American political donors found that they contributed about $10.8 million to Republican committees and groups during the 2026 midterm election cycle, compared with roughly $3.3 million to Democratic committees and groups. The figures represent a selected group of donors, not all Indian-American political giving. They contrast with a 2026 AAPI Voter Survey in which Asian Indian respondents favoured Democratic Senate candidates by 66 per cent to 18 per cent, although the subgroup sample was small as 148 Asian Indian respondents answered the Senate candidate question.
VoterAtlas counted about $35.3 million in itemised receipts during the 2026 election cycle through August 30 using Indian and South Asian surname matches, but did not provide a party-wise breakdown.
Where the Republican money goes
Palantir executive Shyam Sankar's direct political contributions total about $1.5 million, according to the review. Separately, the Sankar Family Trust contributed $250,000 to the Republican National Committee in May 2025. Sankar also reported a $250,000 contribution to Americans 4 Security PAC on July 15, according to a quarterly filing dated October 15. The independent-expenditure-only PAC has reported spending against Republican Representative Young Kim and in support of Representative Ken Calvert.
Money that reached rivals of Indian-American Democrats
Some of this money has reached opponents of Indian-American Democrats through joint fundraising committees, which take one large check and split it among party groups and candidates. Grow the Majority, a House Republican committee, passed $7,000 each from Motwani's and Sankar's gifts to Jay Feely, who faces Democrat Amish Shah in Arizona's 1st District.
A $3,500 share of a gift in Sankar's name went through Emmer Majority Builders to Casey Askar, who is running against Democrat Pia Dandiya in Florida's 22nd District.
Outside groups have spent about $11.6 million against Shah and Dandiya.
The Democratic side
The Impact Fund, the political arm of Indian American Impact, reported about $1.92 million in receipts and roughly $331,000 in cash on hand as of September 30, according to campaign-finance records. Its largest reported contribution was $500,000 from Sumir Chadha of WestBridge Capital. The fund spent money during primary contests, but the review found no reported independent expenditures in the general election as of its stated cutoff date. The committee's overall receipts should not be treated as a measure of contributions from Indian-American donors alone.
Among the donors covered by the review, venture capitalist Vinod Khosla was the largest Indian-American contributor to Democratic causes, with about $2.1 million, almost all directed to Senate Majority PAC, according to the analysis.