Many representatives from almost all political parties—national as well as regional—have, of late, been visiting Veerpal Kaur’s humble home in Punjab’s Ralla village in Mansa district, requesting support in the assembly elections. A farm suicide widow, Veerpal, 43, had unsuccessfully contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate from Bathinda, which was retained by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal.