India, May 5 -- Life took a big turn for a domestic worker in West Bengal as she made a political debut with a victory on the Ausgram seat on Monday, May 4. For decades, Kalita Maji, the BJP candidate in the seat, had been privy to doing domestic chores.

Maji reportedly spent her days serving others in four different households earning a humble Rs.2,500 a month, an income that later slightly rose to Rs.4,500.

However, life changed for her in Bengal as she was officially elected from the Ausgram (SC) constituency.

For Kalita Maji, a regular day looks like one that begins at 5 am in a small house with her husband Subrata Maji, a day labourer, whom she married in 2006. According to a News18 report, she took up work as a domestic help to k...