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Domestic worker Kalita Majhi campaigns for MLA seat leaving employers scrambling in West Bengal
Politics
Published on 29 April 2026
Her employers call her family but now handle everything
In West Bengal’s 2026 assembly race, domestic worker Kalita Majhi, standing for the Ausgram seat as a BJP candidate, has campaign duties that leave her employers struggling at home. The family-like bond that once made daily routines run smoothly now faces a sudden gap. Majhi wants to show that a domestic worker can become an MLA and champion the economically weaker sections.
- Domestic worker Kalita Majhi is campaigning for the Ausgram seat
- Her absence disrupts daily routines for employers who view her as family
- Majhi’s message centers on representing economically weaker sections
- Her run highlights class barriers in political representation
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