New Delhi: While the stage is set at the capital's Kartavya Path for India's President Droupadi Murmu to lead the nation in celebrating the 74th Republic Day, Indian states celebrated as well by unfurling the national flag at their respective headquarters.
- Telangana Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan unfurled the national flag at Hyderabad Thursday morning. Amit the tussle with the Governor, it has been reported that Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao skipped the function. However, KCR attended the wreath-laying ceremony at Veerula Sainik Smarak Ground in Secunderabad.
- In Tamil Nadu, the first tableau by Information and Public Relations Department at the Republic Day event in Chennai had the words 'Tamil Nadu Vaazhga' - Long Live Tamil Nadu - written on the vehicle. Governor RN Ravi and CM MK Stalin were present at the celebrations.
- Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan unfurled the tricolour at the Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram.
- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee laid a wreath at the statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at Kolkata's Red Road on the occasion of Republic Day.
- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami unfurled the tricolour at the Chief Minister's residence in Dehradun.
- Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat unfurled the tricolour at Botad. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel was also present at the occasion.
- The national flag was unfurled at Punjab's Attari border Thursday morning.
- Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga unfurled the tricolour at the Chief Minister's Office in Aizwal.
- Bihar Governor Fagu Chauhan unfurled the national flag as well.
- Odisha Governor Professor Ganeshi Lal unfurled the national flag and took the salute of the Republic Day parade in Bhubaneswar. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was also present at the occasion.
- In Maharashtra, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde unfurled the national flag at his official residence in Mumbai. At the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in the state capital, the tricolour was unfurled by the General Manager of Central Railway, Naresh Lalwani. The national flag was also unfurled at the RSS headquarters in Nagpur by the RSS Nagpur Mahanagar Sahsanghchalak Shridhar Gadge.
- Meanwhile, in Delhi, the BJP national vice president Raman Singh unfurled the tricolour at the party headquarters. BJP's National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, National General Secretary B L Santhosh and other leaders were also present at the occasion.
