Within two days of her appeal on WhatsApp, people have donated Rs 1.50 lakh to the 28-year-old widow of a farmer, who will be contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Yavatmal-Washim. Vaishali Yede has appealed to people to not only vote for her, but to also donate to her campaign. Her message says, "Donhi dya, note aani vote" (Give both, money and vote).

Yede came into the limelight after her speech as a guest at the 92nd Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan, Marathi literary meet in Yavatmal, after noted author Nayantara Sahgal's invitation was withdrawn in January this year. Yede will contest on a ticket given by the Prahar Janshakti party of MLA Omprakash alias Bacchu Kadu. She will fight against MP Bhavana Gawli from the Shiv Sena and Manikrao Thakare from the Congress.