Vivek Ramaswamy is struggling to connect with voters. Can Ohio’s Indian community help?

Ohioans of Indian heritage will see one of their own take center stage in the race for governor, but their support amid a rocky campaign is not guaranteed At the Hindu temple of Dayton in south-west Ohio, there’s no little pride for gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy – he and his parents have been coming here to pray for decades. On a quiet recent Tuesday afternoon, a priest lights incense sticks at the altar of the temple. Outside, a group of first-time visitors take a relaxed walk around the grounds. “I remember him coming here with his parents when he was a little child,” says Ashwani Kumar, a priest from India’s Himachal Pradesh state who has served at the temple since the early 1990s, and says he intends to vote for Ramaswamy in November’s election. “We are citizens, so we always support our [vote]. Real Hindu people believe in goodness,” he says. “Peace and goodness.” Making up the largest immigrant group in the state, Ohioans of Indian heritage are set to see one of their own in Ramaswamy take center political stage ahead of the gubernatorial election this November. But their support for Ramaswamy, amid a rocky campaign, is not a guarantee. For one,