Delhi, India (CNN) -- There are more elephants in India than Mormons. Five of the rare Mormons are in a Bible class in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, which occupies a portion of a red residential building in south Delhi. The class has just been disrupted by me with a weird question. All the five Mormons are adolescent girls, almost modern at first glance in jeans and skirts and t-shirts. For some reason the question has made them burst into giggles and to make eyes at each other. Only one of the girls knows the answer. "Mitt Romney is a presidential candidate," she says in a mumble. Others nod to indicate that the name is now familiar. But they look surprised when they are told he is a Mormon.
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Many admire Obama, but Delhi academics say Republican presidents are better for India
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Regardless of the outcome, Manu Joseph says India envies America's two-party system
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Joseph says Indian media will find it hard to deny their love of Obama in lead-up to election
No doubt, as the campaign escalates, the @placeholder election will become the predominant news in India but for now it is not a popular topic of discussion.