Prime Minister, Narendra Modi case of helming the nation now for the second term has created an example for others to follow. Recently, Meenakshi, 35, is a candidate for the village head's post in the Panchayat elections in Muzaffarnagar.

Meenakshi is a graduate from the Meerut University, and her husband, Gyan Singh, is a local labourer. She is now preparing to contest from her village, Chorawala, which is a reserved SC seat with around 7,000 voters.

In order to make ends meets, Meenakshi has been selling tea since the past three years. She was provided a tea stall under the National Rural Livelihood Mission scheme.

"I have been inspired by the journey of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. If he can become a Prime minister after selling tea, why can't I — a 'chaiwali'– become a village head?" she asks.

Contesting as an independent candidate, she says that she does not enjoy the support of any political party but has full support from the people in the village.

According to Gyan Singh, her husband, "In 2015, villagers elected my wife as a Gram Panchayat member. Now, villagers told my wife that if Modi ji, who used to sell tea, can become a Prime Minister, then she can at least contest for the village head's post."

Mother of three children, Meenakshi, is confident of her victory and promises to bring development to her village.

(With inputs from IANS)