From Vajpayee to Modi, Mulayam to Yogi: The changing politics of iftar parties - The Indian Express

The near-disappearance of the iftar culture from the political landscape is being seen as a sign of the distance India's politics has travelled over the last few years, a shift that is being attributed to the dominance of the BJP in national politics.

Iftar parties during the month of Ramzan, once a fixture in India’s political calendar with the guest list closely studied for the signals they sent out — from warming ties to freezing equations — ar… [+5125 chars]

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