For months, braving India’s hot summer, Maya Vishwakarma crisscrossed the dusty roads of Hoshangabad, her hometown in Madhya Pradesh, central India. As a candidate of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), she patiently went from door to door asking for people’s votes. But apart from her platform, there was something separating Vishwakarma from other candidates — and that’s her expatriate status.