Village proud of 'second lady'

Residents offered prayers for Trump win Hindu priest.

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Far from Republican festivities as President-elect Donald Trump claimed US election victory, residents of a sleepy Indian village celebrated that their descendant would be the next "second lady", hoping to benefit from her success.

Academic highflyer and successful lawyer Usha Vance, the child of Indian immigrants, is the wife of Trump's running mate JD Vance.

While 38-year-old Usha Vance was born and brought up in suburban San Diego, those in the village of her paternal ancestors in India's southern Andhra Pradesh state prayed that historic ties would bring improvements to their land.

"We feel happy," said Srinivasa Raju, 53, a resident of Vadluru, a village of white-washed homes scattered amongst palm trees, more than 13 450km from the White House in Washington. "We support Trump."