Kalita Majhi, a former domestic worker, has won the Ausgram Assembly seat in West Bengal for the BJP by 12,535 votes. After losing earlier, her comeback highlights a party push toward grassroots candidates who reflect everyday hardship. The win signals voter resonance with leaders emerging from working-class backgrounds.
Kalita Majhi, formerly a domestic worker earning around Rs 2,500 a month, has won the Ausgram seat in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections. Despite high-profile campaigning, her grassroots rise helped her defeat a TMC strongman by 12,000 votes, turning her poverty-to-politics journey into one of the election’s defining surprises.
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