<p>Soaking in the moment of glory, Gopalan Balachandran, maternal uncle of Senator Kamala Harris, on Saturday night said he told her niece a day earlier that she was "going to win" to become the next US vice president.</p>.<p>Democrat Joe Biden defeated incumbent Republican President Donald Trump in the closely-fought presidential election.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/kamala-harris-the-inspiring-story-of-many-firsts-912848.html" target="_blank">Kamala Harris: The inspiring story of many firsts</a></strong></p>.<p>Harris, 56, who is of Indian origin, has become the first-ever woman vice president-elect of the US. She will also be the first Indian-origin, first Black and first African American vice president of the country.</p>.<p>Delhi-based Balachandran said he was feeling "proud and happy", describing Harris as a fighter.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/happy-that-kamala-has-scripted-history-family-in-chennai-912845.html" target="_blank">Happy that Kamala has scripted history: Family in Chennai</a></strong></p>.<p>"Biden-Harris victory is what we wanted to see. And, given the numbers, I told Kamala yesterday (Friday) that she is going to win," he told PTI when asked if the counting process made him tense.</p>.<p>Biden, the 77-year-old former vice president, will become the 46th president of the United States.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/americans-ushered-new-day-for-us-vp-elect-kamala-harris-912823.html" target="_blank">Americans ushered new day for US: VP-elect Kamala Harris</a></strong></p>.<p>"This election is about so much more than Joe Biden or me. It's about the soul of America and our willingness to fight for it. We have a lot of work ahead of us. Let's get started," Harris tweeted.</p>.<p>She was born to two immigrant parents: a Black father and an Indian mother. Her father, Donald Harris, was from Jamaica, and her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, a cancer researcher and civil rights activist from Chennai.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/us-presidential-elections-2020" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates on the US Presidential Elections 2020, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>In an interview to PTI in August, Balachandran had said that Harris’s nomination as the vice presidential candidate was a "historic moment", but it was not a surprise at all for him.</p>.<p>Harris’s maternal uncle had said that she would script many firsts if she won and expressed the hope her top-level position would give Indians in the US "greater access" in interacting with the US administration. </p>
<p>Soaking in the moment of glory, Gopalan Balachandran, maternal uncle of Senator Kamala Harris, on Saturday night said he told her niece a day earlier that she was "going to win" to become the next US vice president.</p>.<p>Democrat Joe Biden defeated incumbent Republican President Donald Trump in the closely-fought presidential election.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/kamala-harris-the-inspiring-story-of-many-firsts-912848.html" target="_blank">Kamala Harris: The inspiring story of many firsts</a></strong></p>.<p>Harris, 56, who is of Indian origin, has become the first-ever woman vice president-elect of the US. She will also be the first Indian-origin, first Black and first African American vice president of the country.</p>.<p>Delhi-based Balachandran said he was feeling "proud and happy", describing Harris as a fighter.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/happy-that-kamala-has-scripted-history-family-in-chennai-912845.html" target="_blank">Happy that Kamala has scripted history: Family in Chennai</a></strong></p>.<p>"Biden-Harris victory is what we wanted to see. And, given the numbers, I told Kamala yesterday (Friday) that she is going to win," he told PTI when asked if the counting process made him tense.</p>.<p>Biden, the 77-year-old former vice president, will become the 46th president of the United States.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/americans-ushered-new-day-for-us-vp-elect-kamala-harris-912823.html" target="_blank">Americans ushered new day for US: VP-elect Kamala Harris</a></strong></p>.<p>"This election is about so much more than Joe Biden or me. It's about the soul of America and our willingness to fight for it. We have a lot of work ahead of us. Let's get started," Harris tweeted.</p>.<p>She was born to two immigrant parents: a Black father and an Indian mother. Her father, Donald Harris, was from Jamaica, and her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, a cancer researcher and civil rights activist from Chennai.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/us-presidential-elections-2020" target="_blank"><strong>For latest updates on the US Presidential Elections 2020, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>In an interview to PTI in August, Balachandran had said that Harris’s nomination as the vice presidential candidate was a "historic moment", but it was not a surprise at all for him.</p>.<p>Harris’s maternal uncle had said that she would script many firsts if she won and expressed the hope her top-level position would give Indians in the US "greater access" in interacting with the US administration. </p>