Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 6 : As the counting begins for the US presidential elections, special prayers were offered for the success of US Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance in Andhra Pradesh's Godavari district. The Vice Presidential candidate is the husband of Usha Vance who originally belonged to Vadluru village in the Nidadavolu assembly constituency.
"We hope that Trump will win the election. America is countering terrorism across the world. The relations between America and India will improve if Trump becomes the President. There is a big fight between the two (Trump and Kamala Harris). We feel generally proud that (Usha) Vance is a native of Vadluru. We feel proud (about it). They donated the land long ago, but her (Vance's) relatives are here," Ramana, a resident of the village said.
"They moved abroad and to other places more than 50 years ago. The family has educated individuals from the village. In the past, they donated land to the village, where the Sai Baba, Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy, and Goddess Bala Seeta temples were constructed for the welfare of the village. We hope she achieves victory in the election results that will bring pride to our village and country. We offered special prayers for Usha Vance's success. The victory of Usha's husband will advance the bilateral relationship between India and USA can improve," he added.
Earlier, JD Vance cast his ballot in person for the US Presidential Elections on Tuesday morning (local time), as reported by CNN. Vance cast his ballot at the St. Anthony of Padua Church in Cincinnati from the state of Ohio.
"I felt good about my own race a couple of years ago when I voted in this exact same spot. Hopefully, it goes as well for President Trump and me as it went for me a couple of years ago in the state of Ohio," Vance told reporters after casting his vote
Meanwhile, a special Pooja was organised on Wednesday morning for Kamala Harris at Sri Dharma Sastha Sri Sevaka Perumaal Temple in her ancestral village of Thulasendrapuram, Tamil Nadu.
Harris' supporter, Joy, who came to stay in the Thulasendrapuram village from Chicago expressed confidence about the Democrat candidate winning the US elections. However, the early trends show Trump leading. According to the latest projections by CNN, Donald Trump is leading on 230 electoral votes and Kamala Harris is ahead on 182.
"It has been a stressful and anxiety producing process, as you might imagine, in the United States and in India and for the world. I believe that Kamala will prevail. I believe in the goodness of the American people. I feel that in my heart. This is my first time being here in the temple and I will attend the 'Aarti' tonight. I was on a bus and everyone had a smile on their face when they knew about my reason for coming here and the bus driver gave me a free ride," she said while speaking to ANI.