The electorate in Himachal Pradesh wear their loyalties not on their sleeves, but on their heads. In other states, voters may prefer to maintain silence about their affiliation to a political party during the polls. But in this hilly state, they pronounce their loyalty and support through their headgear.
If your cap is maroon in front, then you must be a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporter. And if it's green, then you are with the Congress.
The round Bushehri cap – named after an erstwhile princely state – has a green front flap.
The concepts of “green” and “maroon” stem from upper and lower areas of the state. The green symbolises descendants of upper Himachal, while the maroon one represents lower Himachal.