# Shadowy Indian election consultants extend reach to US midterms

https://mins.news/en/item/125007

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-02 06:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/11/2/shadowy-indian-election-consultants-add-us-midterms-to-global-footprint?traffic_source=rss

> Indian political consultancies have built their business by covertly managing elections and are now exporting those tactics, including to the US midterms. The report describes an Indian creator making content for William Ruto’s Kenyan presidential campaign and shadow accounts spreading distorted clips and false claims. Researchers also found Indian accounts posting videos backing US Democrat Haley Stevens’s campaign.

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