The BJP-ruled government sent the signal fire against colonial-era VIP culture in India when the Union cabinet decided in 2017 to remove red beacons atop official vehicles, including that of the prime minister. “Every Indian is special. Every Indian is a VIP…,” tweeted PM Narendra Modi. The beacons are gone, but symbols symptomatic of VIPs—living in luxurious bungalows, protected by gun-toting police and chauffeur-driven cars running red lights with sirens blazing—remained. Another such icon of privilege has returned to Himachal Pradesh, with the state Cabinet’s nod. All legislators in the BJP-ruled state will be allowed to flaunt a special flag advertising their status on their vehicles. BJP-ruled Haryana has already allowed this concession to its MLAs.