Celebrating, drinking and partying during India elections is tradition fed by national pride, public engagement, and massive spending by political campaigns

Drunk on democracy? Poll-bound India awash with free whisky

AFP

Rickshaw puller Rampal Singh remembers vividly the “feast” of democracy he enjoyed last time India went to the polls in 2009: it included a free hot meal, a bottle of whisky and a banknote. “They treated us to really good biryani (rice cooked with meat

Partying During India Elections? I’m there!