How to Use Mitrotsav

Download the App

Open Google Play Store on your Android phone and search for Mitrotsav, or tap the Download button on this page.

Enter Your Mobile Number

Open the app and enter your Indian mobile number (10 digits, without the country code).

Select Your Date of Birth

Tap the Date of Birth field (required — marked with *) and pick your birth date from the calendar. This is needed on every login, not just the first time — it is how Mitrotsav verifies it's really you without a password.

• You must be 18 or older to use Mitrotsav. If your date of birth shows you are under 18, you will not be able to proceed.
• Minimum age to use the app is 18 years

Verify with OTP

Tap Send OTP. A 6-digit code is sent to your mobile number via SMS. Enter it on the next screen to log in.

Set Up Your Profile (First Time Only)

New users are taken to the profile setup screen. Fill in:

• Name — your display name on the app
• Profile Photo — pick one from your gallery
• Date of Birth — carried over from login and shown locked here, since it's set once and can't be changed afterward
• Profession — helps friends recognise you
• Bio — a short line about yourself

You're In!

You land on the Home screen — your personal dashboard showing today's occasions, friend activity, top performers, and upcoming celebrations.

Open the Calendar

On the Home screen, tap the calendar icon or the month label to reveal the monthly grid. Dates with friends' occasions or your saved notes are highlighted with a colour dot. Tap the toggle again to collapse the calendar.

Tap Any Date

Tap any date in the grid — highlighted or not — to open a date sheet at the bottom of the screen. The sheet lists all events happening on that day and shows your personal diary notes below them.

What Shows for Each Event Type

The date sheet adapts based on the type of occasion on that day:

• 🎆 Festival — shows the festival name and details only. No action buttons — purely informational.
• 🎉 Occasion you're hosting — short details + a View button. Tap View to jump to that occasion in the Occasions screen.
• 💌 Occasion you're invited to — two action buttons: Gift (declare a gift intent) and Wish (send a wish card).
• 🎂 Friend's birthday or anniversary — a Send Wish button to send a wish card in one tap.

Add a Personal Note (Calendar Diary)

Every date sheet has a Notes section at the bottom, showing the date you're saving for. Tap the + button to open the note form:

• Type your note (e.g. "Buy a cake", "Call mom after 6 pm")
• Optionally tap Set reminder and pick a date and time — the app sends you a push notification at that exact moment with the date in the reminder title
• Tap Add to save the note to that date

Notes are private — only you can see them. They are stored on your device.

Check Off or Delete a Note

Tap the circle next to any note to mark it as done (it strikes through and turns teal green). Tap the trash icon on the right to delete a note permanently. Deleting a note also cancels its scheduled reminder notification automatically.

Open the Friends Tab

Tap Friends in the bottom navigation bar to see your full friends list.

Tap the Add Button

Tap the + Add button (top-right of the Friends tab). A search bar appears — it highlights with a distinct colour to show it is active.

Search by Name or Mobile Number

Type at least 2 characters in the search bar — either a person's name or their mobile number. After a short pause, a list of matching Mitrotsav users appears below the search bar.

Send the Friend Request

Each result shows the person's name with an Add button next to it. Tap Add against the person you want to add. A confirmation message appears, the search bar clears, and the panel closes automatically.

• If the request was already sent, the button shows Pending instead
• If you are already friends, the button shows Friends

Invite Someone Not on the App

If the person you are looking for is not on Mitrotsav yet, tap Invite. The app opens WhatsApp (or falls back to SMS) with a pre-filled invitation message. Once they sign up, you can send a friend request.

Accept or Decline Requests

Tap the Requests tab to see pending friend requests sent to you. Tap ✓ to accept or ✗ to decline each one.

View a Friend's Profile

Tap any friend's name in your list to open their profile. From here you can see when they joined, tap Message to start a chat, or tap their occasions to send a wish.

Call or Message from Chat

Inside any chat conversation, tap the phone icon (🎤) for a voice call or the camera icon (📹) for a video call. Calls work over the internet — no mobile minutes needed.

Open the Occasions Tab

Tap Occasions in the bottom navigation bar to see your occasions and your invitation inbox.

Create a New Occasion

Tap the ＋ button (bottom-right) and choose the occasion type:

• 🎂 Birthday
• 💍 Marriage / Anniversary
• 🎉 Party
• 🎆 Festival
• 🎓 Graduation
• 👶 Baby Shower
• 🏠 House Ceremony
• ✨ Custom

For most types you'll be asked "Whose occasion is this?" — you can select Self (e.g. My Birthday, My Graduation) or a family member (Son, Daughter, Brother, Sister, Father, Mother) or Others and type any name. Occasions are not limited to other people — create them for yourself whenever it is your own celebration.

Set the start/end dates, add an optional description, and optionally add a venue. Tap Create.

Set or Update the Venue

The venue is a Google Maps link. You can set it two ways:

• During creation — tap the Venue field, the map picker opens, search or pin the location, and confirm.
• After creation — tap Manage → Revise Venue on the occasion card at any time to update the location.

Once set, a Venue set link appears on your occasion card (and on every invited guest's Party Time card). Tapping it opens the exact location in Google Maps.

Invite Friends

On the occasion card tap Manage → Add Friends → select from your Mitrotsav friends list → tap Send Now. Each friend receives an invitation notification and sees the occasion in their Party Time screen.

Manage the Occasion (Host)

Tap Manage on any occasion card you created to:

• Edit title, date, or description
• Revise or add the venue location
• See who was invited (their accept/decline status)
• Set up preference questions for guests
• View the preferences report
• See all wish cards sent by guests
• Cancel it (while upcoming) or delete it (once past)

Responding to an Invitation (Guest)

When invited, go to Party Time → Invited or open the notification. Each invitation card shows the venue link, a countdown, and buttons to Send Wish, fill Prefs, join a Gift Pool, view the host's Wishlist, or decline.

Use Your Own Wishlist

If the occasion is your own celebration (e.g. My Birthday, My Graduation), your Mitrotsav wishlist is shown to invited guests by default — no extra setup needed. To confirm or add items:

• Tap Wishlist on your occasion card
• Choose My Own Wishlist
• You are taken to your Wishlist tab — add or remove items there
• Guests will see whatever is in your wishlist when they open the occasion

Request a Friend or Family Member's Wishlist (Honoree Flow)

If you are organising an occasion for someone else (a child's birthday, a relative's anniversary), you can ask that person to share their Mitrotsav wishlist with your guests:

• Tap Wishlist on the occasion card
• Choose A Friend / Family Member
• Pick the person from your friends list (they must be a Mitrotsav friend)
• Tap their name — a consent request is sent to them instantly

For the Honoree — Reviewing and Approving the Request

When someone requests your wishlist for their occasion, you receive a notification. To review it:

• Tap the notification → the Wishlist Request screen opens
• You see the occasion title and the requester's name at the top
• Your full Mitrotsav wishlist is listed with checkboxes
• Tick the items you are happy for guests to see (you can select all or just some)
• Tap Share X items to approve — only your chosen items become visible to guests
• Or tap Decline to notify the organiser that you prefer not to share

You can come back to this screen at any time (via Notifications → the same request) to update your selection — add more items or remove some.

For Guests — Viewing and Claiming Wishlist Items

Once a wishlist is approved for an occasion, you're notified. Tapping that notification opens the claim screen directly:

• A list of gift items appears — each shows the product name, photo, and price
• Tap Claim for them on any item to mark it as your gift
• Other guests immediately see the item as Taken — no duplicate gifts
• Changed your mind? Tap the item again and choose Release to free it up

See Your Invitations (Invited Tab)

Each card shows the occasion emoji, title, the host's name, the event date, a countdown ("In 3 days", "Tomorrow", "Today"), and your venue status:

• 📍 View venue (blue, underlined) — tap to open the location in Google Maps
• 📍 No venue set yet (grey) — the host hasn't added a venue yet

A colour-coded badge shows your RSVP status:

• 🟡 Pending — you haven't responded yet
• 🟢 Attending — you accepted
• 🔴 Declined — you declined

Send a Wish Card to the Host

On any upcoming invitation card, tap Send Wish. This opens the wish card flow pre-filled with the host's occasion — write your message and send it directly from here.

Fill in Your Preferences

Tap Prefs on the invitation card to answer any preference questions the host has set up (e.g. "Will you attend?", "Any dietary restrictions?"). Your answers go straight to the host's report.

Gift, Your Way

Tap Gift on the invitation card and choose:

• Gift Pool — start (or join) a group gift for the host's occasion, so several guests can chip in toward one thing instead of everyone giving separately.
• Only Me — send a gift directly from you, no one else involved. See Send a Gift.

A note on this screen reminds you both are allowed at once — you can join a pool and still send something of your own. The host doesn't see this option on their own events.

Decline an Invitation

Tap Decline invitation at the bottom of any upcoming card. A confirmation prompt appears — confirm to notify the host. The card stays visible but greys out to show you declined.

Pending Gift Pool Banner

If a friend has invited you to a gift pool for one of the occasions on this screen, a green banner appears at the top of the Invited tab listing each pending pool with its gift name and occasion. Tap Accept / Decline → on any row to respond.

Hosting Tab — Your Own Events

Switch to the Hosting tab to manage occasions you created. Each event shows how many guests were invited and gives you three actions:

• 📋 Setup Prefs — create preference questions for guests
• 📊 RSVP — view a summary of all guest responses
• 💌 Wishes — see all wish cards your guests have sent you

After the occasion has passed, a Open Gift Board button appears. Tap it to choose who can see the gift board:

• Only me (private preview) — you see all the anonymous gift intents immediately. Guests still see the board locked. Useful for reviewing before revealing.
• Reveal to everyone — all participants (guests, honoree, host) can now view the full anonymous board. This is permanent — you cannot re-lock it once revealed.

The board also opens automatically to everyone 7 days after the occasion date.

Find the Gift Board Option

On your Home screen, tap a date on the calendar that has a friend's occasion you're invited to, then tap Gift on that occasion in the date sheet. Choose Gift Board from the three options (Gift Pool, Gift Board, Only Me).

Declare Your Intent

A gift intent picker opens. Select:

• Category — e.g. Electronics, Fashion & Apparel, Beauty & Grooming, Books & Learning, Food & Treats, Experiences, Home & Living, Hobbies & Sports, Other
• Gift type — specific item within the category, e.g. Earbuds, Saree, Moisturiser
• Budget range — optional, e.g. ₹500–₹1,000

Tap Declare Intent. Your intent is saved as an anonymous entry on the occasion's Gift Board.

Update Your Status

Once you've bought the gift, update your intent status from the same Gift Board screen to:

• ⏳ Intending — planning to buy (default)
• ✅ Purchased — you have bought the gift
• 🎁 Delivered — you have given it to the recipient

You can also cancel your intent if your plans change — this frees up that gift type for another guest.

First Come, First Served

If another guest has already declared the same category + type combination, it is locked to them. The app will tell you it's taken and ask you to choose a different gift type. This is how duplicate gifts are avoided — the first to declare owns that gift type for the occasion.

Viewing the Board (After Reveal)

Once the host reveals the board (or 7 days after the occasion), that occasion's card on Party Time shows a View Gift Board button. You'll see all intents with their category, type, budget range, and status — but no names. Just a summary of the gifts that were planned for the celebration.

The Board is Hidden While the Occasion is Active

While your occasion is upcoming or ongoing, neither you nor your guests can see the gift board. This is intentional — it keeps gift plans private and lets guests coordinate without spoiling anything. The Open Gift Board button only appears after the occasion date has passed.

Open the Board for Yourself First (Private Preview)

Go to Party Time → Hosting. After your occasion has passed, tap Open Gift Board → choose Only me (private preview).

• You immediately see the full anonymous board — all category/type/budget/status entries
• Guests still see the board locked — they won't know you've peeked
• Use this to review before deciding to reveal to everyone

Reveal to Everyone

When you're ready for all participants to see the board, go to Party Time → Hosting → Reveal to Everyone (or tap Open Gift Board → Reveal to everyone if you haven't previewed yet).

• A confirmation dialog warns that this is permanent
• Once confirmed, all guests and participants can view the full board
• Names are still never shown — only anonymous gift entries

Automatic Reveal After 7 Days

If you take no action, the gift board automatically becomes visible to all participants exactly 7 days after the occasion's start date. This ensures guests always get to see the board eventually, even if the host forgets to reveal it manually.

Go to a Friend's Occasion

Tap Friends → select a friend → tap their occasion (e.g. Birthday). Or go to Party Time → Invited and tap Send Wish on any event card.

Tap "Send Wish Card"

A themed postcard is automatically matched to the occasion type. You will see a preview of the card design before sending.

Write Your Message

A default wish message is pre-filled based on the occasion. Personalise it by tapping the text and editing freely.

Feature a Gift (Optional)

Pick one product from your friend's wishlist to show on the card, so they know you saw what they want. This is purely decorative — it doesn't claim or reserve the item, so it's fine if more than one friend features the same thing.

Send!

Tap Send Wish Card. Your friend receives it instantly in the app and gets a push notification.

Open the Messages Tab

Tap the Messages icon in the bottom navigation bar. All your conversations are listed here with the latest message preview and unread count.

Start a New Conversation

Tap the Compose (✏️) button → search for a friend by name → tap their name to open a chat.

Send a Message

Type your message in the text box and tap Send. You can also send photos and media using the attachment button.

Reply to a Message

Long-press any message → tap Reply to quote it in your response.

Delete a Message

Long-press your own message → tap Delete to remove it from the conversation.

Make a Voice Call

Inside a chat, tap the phone icon (🎤) in the top bar. The app rings your friend. Once they accept, you're connected — no mobile minutes used, works over WiFi or mobile data.

Make a Video Call

Inside a chat, tap the video icon (📹) in the top bar. Both front cameras activate automatically once the call connects. Tap the camera icon on the call screen to switch between front and back cameras.

Answer an Incoming Call

When a friend calls, a notification pops up even if the app is in the background. Tap Accept to pick up or Decline to reject. Unanswered calls auto-decline after 30 seconds.

During a Call — Controls

On the call screen you can:

• 🔇 Mute / Unmute — tap the microphone button
• 🔊 Speaker toggle — tap the speaker button to switch between earpiece and loudspeaker
• 📷 Camera on/off — (video calls) tap the camera button
• 🔴 End call — tap the red button

Open Your Wishlist

Tap the Gifts (🎁) icon in the bottom navigation bar → select My Wishlist.

Add Items — Two Ways

Tap the Add Items button. A sheet appears with two options:

• Mitrotsav Store — Browse products available directly on Mitrotsav. Tap any product to add it instantly.
• External Sites — Choose a category, type, budget range, and a store (Amazon, and more). The app opens that store filtered to your preferences. Find something you like, come back to Mitrotsav, and it asks "What did you find?" — paste the product link and tap Fetch to pull in the name, price, and photo automatically (only the name is required — price is optional if it isn't detected), then tap Add to Wishlist.

Gift Yourself — Browse for You

A Gift Yourself banner sits right on your Wishlist screen, always visible. It's the same Mitrotsav Store / External Sites choice as above, framed for treating yourself rather than adding a wish for others — browse freely, and optionally save anything you find to your wishlist.

• Pick a category (e.g. Electronics, Fashion, Home)
• Pick a type (e.g. Earbuds, Saree, Lamp)
• Pick a budget range
• Pick a store (Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra, Meesho, etc.)
• The store opens pre-filtered — browse at your leisure
• When you return, a prompt lets you save the item by name and price

View a Friend's Wishlist

Go to Friends → tap a friend's name → tap Wishlist to see what they would love to receive.

Remove an Item

In your Wishlist, tap the item → tap Remove from Wishlist. Items already claimed in a wish card will be marked accordingly.

Start the Gift Flow

There's no standalone "Send Gift" button on Home — you start from an occasion. Tap Gift on an invitation card (Party Time → Invited) and choose Only Me, or tap a date on your Home calendar that has a friend's occasion and choose Gift → Only Me there.

Friend & Occasion Are Already Set

Since you started from a specific invitation, the friend and occasion are pre-filled — you go straight to picking gifts. (If you ever reach this screen without a friend/occasion already chosen, a friend carousel and an upcoming-occasions list appear first.)

Choose Your Gift(s) — Three Tabs

• Wishlist — items your friend specifically added. These are ideal choices.
• Mitrotsav — the vendor catalog, grouped by category (Home & Decor, Fashion & Apparel, Food & Sweets, Electronics & Gadgets, Spiritual & Puja, Health & Wellness, Books & Stationery, Toys & Kids). Tap a product to open its full page — photo, description, and every vendor selling it with price and stock — before adding it.
• Externals — pick a category, type, and budget, then a partner store (like Amazon) opens in-app. When you return, mark whether you bought it or are just noting the intent — this logs it to the occasion's gift board rather than checking out through Mitrotsav.

Tap a card in the Wishlist or Mitrotsav tabs to select it — you can choose multiple items. Products already being gifted by another friend are greyed out, "Already being gifted."

Enter Delivery Address

Shown for Wishlist and Mitrotsav selections (Externals has no in-app checkout — see above). Fill in name, street, city, state, pincode, and phone — it pre-fills from a saved address, editable. Toggle Ship to Me to send the gift to your own address instead (e.g. to wrap it yourself), or leave it off to ship directly to your friend.

Choose Payment Method

• Razorpay (Prepaid) — pay now via UPI, card, or net banking
• Cash on Delivery (COD) — only available when shipping to yourself

Add a Personal Note (Optional)

Type a short message (up to 200 characters) that will be included with the gift.

Place Your Order

Tap the Send Gift button (shows count of selected items). For Razorpay, complete payment in the secure gateway — if it doesn't go through, you're offered a retry or a switch to Cash on Delivery. Your friend receives a notification when the gift is on its way.

Start a Gift Pool

From an invitation card, tap Gift → Gift Pool; or on a friend's card in the Friends tab, tap + Group Gift. Either way you land on the create-pool screen with the occasion already attached.

Pick what the gift will be — from the honoree's wishlist, the Mitrotsav catalog, or an external link — then confirm a short gift description (auto-filled from what you picked, editable) and a target amount. You'll also be asked to commit your own contribution up front, since as the creator you're the first pledge.

Invite Friends to the Pool

Select who to invite from your friends list. Each gets a pool invitation notification — there's no per-person suggested amount at this stage; everyone sets their own contribution when they join.

Joining a Pool

Tap Accept from the notification, or find the pool tagged "Pending your response" in your Gift Pools list. Set your own contribution amount before confirming.

Track Progress

Open any pool to see every member's pledge status and amount, a progress bar, and the total promised against the target — again, promised, not paid; Mitrotsav doesn't process the payment itself.

Pool Chat & Tasks

Inside each pool, tap Chat to coordinate with other members. Tap Tasks to create and assign to-dos (e.g. "Book the cake", "Buy wrapping paper"), optionally with a rupee value attached, so nothing falls through the cracks.

Promote a Friend

Go to Home → Promotions → tap + Promote a Friend → select a friend from your list. Fill in:

• Title — a short headline for the promotion
• Category — Products, Books & Theory, Social, Eateries, or Other
• Description — what you want to say about your friend
• Media — optional photo(s) or video(s)

Tap Send for Approval. Your friend must review and approve before it goes live.

Pending Approval — What the Promoter Sees

Once you submit a promotion, it shows as Sent for Approval on your promotions list. It is only visible to you and your friend until they decide. You will be notified when they accept or decline.

When Someone Promotes You — Review & Decide

You will receive a notification. A banner appears at the top of Promotions listing each pending item with the promoter's name, category badge, and title. Tap View & Decide → on any item to open the full content — photo, video, title, description — and then choose:

• ✅ Accept & Go Live — the promotion becomes public to your mutual friends
• ❌ Decline — the promotion is removed and the promoter is notified

Multiple Pending Items

If several friends have promoted you across different categories, each appears as its own card in the pending banner. Review and decide on each one independently — you can accept some and decline others.

Add Media with a Caption to a Promotion Thread

After a promotion is live, you (the promoter) can add more photos or videos to the thread at any time:

• Open the promotion thread → tap Add to List
• Paste a media link, or tap Upload from Gallery to pick a photo directly — either way fills in the same field
• Optionally add a Caption (up to 200 characters) to describe the media
• Tap Add — the media appears in the thread with your caption shown below it

Engage with Live Promotions

Once approved, promotions are visible to mutual friends. Tap ❤️ to like or open a promotion to leave a comment. You can reply to comments too.

Discover — Browse Promoted Users

Tap the Discover tab in Promotions to browse everyone with active promotions. Use the category filter chips to narrow results:

• 🛍️ Products
• 📚 Books & Theory
• 🌐 Social
• 🍽️ Eateries
• ✨ Other

Tap any user card to see all their promotion threads. Use the search bar to find someone by name.

Top Performers

Check the Top Performers leaderboard on the Home screen to see the most liked and celebrated friends in your circle.

Set Up Questions (Host)

Open your occasion → tap Manage → Preferences & Report. A set of default questions is already loaded based on your occasion type — edit or remove them as needed (the core attendance question can't be removed). To add your own, type it into Add a custom question at the bottom and tap the +. All answers are free text, so phrase questions guests can answer in a sentence — "Any dietary restrictions?" works better than a yes/no or a size picker.

Fill in Preferences (Guest)

Tap Prefs on the invitation card in Party Time → Invited to answer the host's questions.

View the Preferences Report (Host)

Go to your occasion → tap Preferences Report to see a summary of all guest responses in one place. Use this to plan catering, seating, and logistics.

The Five Party Symbols

FDP has exactly 5 animal symbols. Any group of users can claim one symbol and name their party. The main screen lists all five with their current status:

• If a symbol is unclaimed — tap Claim to start a new party under that symbol (you become the founding leader)
• If a symbol is claimed — tap Join to send a membership request to that party's leader
• Your current party shows a Mine badge

Starting a New Party (Claim a Symbol)

Tap Claim on any unclaimed symbol. Enter your party's name and a short philosophy statement. You become the founding leader — you can start approving members immediately.

Joining an Existing Party

Tap Join on any claimed symbol → tap Request to Join. The party leader reviews your request and either approves or rejects it. You'll get a notification once a decision is made. Until then you cannot vote.

Leader — Approving Join Requests

Open your party page → the Join Requests section lists pending applicants. Tap ✓ to approve or ✗ to reject each one. Approved members can immediately vote in any live session.

Leaving a Party

If you are a regular member (not leader), scroll to the bottom of your party page and tap Leave Party. You can then join or start a different party. Leaders don't get a Leave option at all — the only exit shown to a leader is Disband Party & Release Symbol, which permanently deletes the party rather than handing it off. To step down without ending the party, run a leadership election first (Part C below) so someone else becomes leader — then you'll see the regular Leave option.

How a Session Works — 5-Day Cycle

The admin (or the Lead Forum — see Part D) posts a real-world topic. A session runs for up to 5 days, moving through two phases:

• Voting — all party members cast their personal vote
• Verdict — party leaders write and submit their party's official verdict

The exact day each phase switches is set by admin. Once voting closes, results and the winning party's 👑 Crown are published separately, in Past Session Results (see below) rather than on the live session screen itself.

The active session appears as a dark card at the top of the FDP screen with a LIVE · Day X of 5 badge. Tap it to open.

Reading the Topic

Inside the session screen you see the topic card with:

• A category tag (e.g. Education, Environment, Health)
• The topic title and full description
• An optional supporting image
• A source citation link if admin provided one

Read the full context before voting — the description provides background that your vote should be based on.

Cast Your Vote (Days 1–3)

Tap one of three options:

• 👍 Agreed — you agree with the topic statement
• 👎 Not Agreed — you disagree
• ❓ No Idea — you're unsure or need more information

Your vote is recorded immediately. A counter below shows how many of your party members have voted. You can change your vote at any time while voting is open — just tap a different option.

Paused Sessions

Admins can temporarily freeze a session if content needs review. While paused, the session shows a PAUSED badge and a grey notice card. Voting and verdict submission are on hold — check back later.

Leader — Submitting the Party Verdict

As party leader you see a Party Verdict for Speaker section during the session. You can submit the verdict in two situations:

• Early close — if all your party members have voted before Day 4, a green banner appears. Tap Close Voting & Submit Verdict to proceed immediately
• Day 4 (Verdict phase) — the Submit button becomes active for all leaders regardless of how many members have voted

Write your party's official position (up to 300 characters). You may also add an optional supporting image or video URL — approved media earns your party an extra +20 points.

Tap Submit Verdict. Once submitted, the verdict is locked and sent to the Speaker (admin) for review. You cannot edit it after submission.

Leader — Reviewing Other Parties' Verdicts

During the verdict phase, leaders can see other parties' submitted verdicts in an Other Parties' Verdicts section. If another party has included a media link that violates content rules, tap Object to media next to that verdict and describe the violation (min 10 characters). The admin will review the objection.

Results & Crown

Once a session concludes, its results are published for everyone to see. The party with the strongest participation and approved verdict earns a 👑 Crown for that session. Crowns accumulate on the party card — tap your party card to see the total. The Home screen shows the Last Winner banner with the winning party emoji and leader name.

Past Session Results

From the FDP main screen tap View past session results (at the bottom) to browse all completed sessions — topics, each party's verdict, and who won each crown.

Start a Monthly Election (Leader)

Open your party page → scroll to Leadership Election → tap Start Monthly Election. This opens the nomination phase for 3 days, followed by a voting phase.

Nominate Yourself (Member)

While the election is in the nominating phase, any party member can tap Nominate Myself to stand as a candidate. You'll appear in the nominees list — other members can then vote for you during the voting phase.

Auto-Nomination — Accept or Decline

The system may automatically nominate eligible members. If you are auto-nominated, your entry in the nominees list shows a pending note and two buttons: ✓ Accept (enter the race) or ✗ Decline (opt out). Decide before the nomination phase closes.

Vote for a Candidate

During the voting phase, the nominees list shows each candidate's current vote count. Tap Vote next to the candidate you support — you can only vote for someone other than yourself. A ✓ Voted badge confirms your choice.

Election Result

After the voting phase closes, the candidate with the most votes becomes the new party leader. The previous leader reverts to regular member status. The new leader can immediately approve join requests and submit verdicts in the next session.

Submit a New Proposal

Tap the + Propose Discussion button → enter a title and a description for your proposed topic → tap Submit. Your proposal is immediately visible to all other party leaders in the forum.

Vote on Proposals

Each proposal shows the current status and a voting section. Tap Agreed, Not Agreed, or No Idea on any proposal to cast your vote as a leader. The vote tally is visible to all leaders in the forum. A banner on each proposal explains the quorum: 3 Agreed votes from distinct leaders escalates it to admin for review.

Close Your Vote

Any leader can tap Close my vote to lock in their choice on a proposal — this is irreversible and is the mechanism that drives a proposal toward its next status once enough leaders have closed theirs.

Discussion Thread

Tap the discussion area under any proposal to expand the message thread. Type your thoughts and tap Send to post a message. You can delete your own messages. This is where leaders debate the merit of each proposal before voting.

Proposal Statuses

• 🔵 Open for voting — leaders are actively voting on it
• 🟡 Pending admin review — quorum reached, sent to admin to schedule as a session
• 🟢 Published as session — admin approved it; it is now (or has been) a live FDP session
• 🔴 Declined by admin — admin rejected the topic
• ⚫ No consensus — leaders could not agree

Deleting Your Own Proposal

If you submitted a proposal, a trash icon lets you delete it while it's still open. This is permanent — it removes every message and vote on it along with the proposal itself, and can't be undone.

What Earns a Strike

Admin issues strikes to party leaders when submitted verdicts or Lead Forum proposals violate content rules — political party names, religion references, politician names, hate speech, or misleading media links.

Strike Warning Banner

If you have active strikes, a banner appears at the top of the FDP screen below the header:

• ⚠️ 1 strike — yellow banner: "Be mindful of Mitrotsav content rules"
• 🔶 2 strikes — orange banner: "One more may result in leader dismissal"
• 🔴 3 strikes — red banner: "Admin may dismiss you as leader at any time"

Tap the banner to expand it and see the reason and date for each individual strike.

Consequences

At 3 strikes, admin can dismiss you as party leader. The party does not disappear — it continues with its members, and a new leadership election can be held. Keep verdicts factual, constructive, and rule-compliant to avoid strikes.

Mark All as Read

Open Notifications (bell icon, top-right of Home) → tap Mark All Read to clear your unread count in one tap.

Delete Notifications

Swipe left on any notification to delete it, or use Clear All to remove everything at once.

Why 18+?

Mitrotsav involves social interactions, financial features (gifting, payments), and user-generated content. To ensure a safe and legally compliant experience for all users, we require everyone to be at least 18 years old.

How Your Age Is Verified

When you log in, you enter your date of birth. If your birth date shows you are under 18, the app will stop you at that step and you will not be able to proceed. This check happens on every login — not just the first time.

Date of Birth Cannot Be Changed

Your date of birth is locked after the first login. If you believe there is an error with your registered date of birth, contact support at support@mitrotsav.com.