RAIRANGPUR: Odisha rose in unison to celebrate Droupadi Murmu’s victory as she comfortably led against her rival Yashwant Sinha in the presidential election, the counting of which was being conducted on Thursday.
The tribal village of Uperbeda, where Droupadi was born, Pahadpur where she got married, and Rairangpur town where she started her political career as a ward councillor in Mayurbhanj district and the rest of the state celebrated the day bursting cracker like Diwali and played colours like Holi, distributed sweets and danced on the streets.
