In re: Aurangzeb et al

The Samajwadi party can benefit from praising Muslim rulers given the demographics of Uttar Pradesh.

They are always just a swing away from power given their Muslim-Yadav base.

The Indian Nation Congress does NOT have that luxury.

They need to be careful.

Note: While there isn't usually too much of an all India narrative on Muslim rulers, Hindu voters TEND to DISLIKE the Muslims who ruled over their local areas.

There's always some historical nawab, sultan, badshah etc who Hindus of the areas where they ruled dislike.

Personally: I don't have any issues with or interest in Muslim rulers. However that is not where average Hindus are as stated above.