Purba Bardhaman, March 31 -- The 2026 West Bengal Assembly election has found its most striking "common man" narrative in Kalita Majhi, a domestic worker, now running as the BJP candidate for Ausgram in Purba Bardhaman.

She's taken a month off from her job as a maid in two houses, earning Rs 4,000 a month, to focus on her campaign.

Speaking to ANI, Kalita highlighted key issues in her area, including poor health and education systems, lack of drinking water, and safety concerns for women, directly challenging the TMC's welfare model with a focus on systemic neglect in tribal and forest regions.

She said that people have to travel to district headquarters for treatment due to inadequate healthcare facilities, adding that schools lack te...