TOI correspondent from Washington: Five days after polls closed in Los Angeles, Indian-American progressive Nithya Raman has staged a late surge to overtake Republican-backed celebrity candidate Spencer Pratt and move into second place in the race for mayor of America's second-largest city, setting up what increasingly looks like a November runoff against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, and triggering another Trump tantrum.

Who will Karen Bass face in the November election? While Spencer Pratt remains in second, votes are still being processed countywide.

Nithya Raman has extended her lead over Spencer Pratt in the race for L.A.’s next mayor, and is likely to face off against Karen Bass in November.