Bhubaneswar/Mayurbhanj: Itishree Murmu was attending to her three-month-old daughter when she received a flurry of phone calls. The congratulatory calls from well-wishers and relatives confirmed the news she had been longing to hear.
Her mother Droupadi Murmu had officially been announced the Presidential nominee of the BJP-led NDA government.
“My area was facing a power cut when the news broke. Our relatives broke the news to us. When electricity was restored after 10-15 minutes, I saw the news myself on the television,” said Itishree over the phone.
The 35-year-old Itishree, a bank employee in Bhubaneswar, is currently on a maternity break.