“In every election, Mrs. Nehru was among the first to reach the polling booth well ahead of the start of the polling,” Devinder Kumar Gupta, an old Kasauli resident who runs a provision store right in front of the 150-year-old Christ Church, told IANS. He said she always preferred to cast her vote in each election, including for the local civic body. “As a mark of respect to her stature and age, the locals too preferred she would be the first to cast her vote,” said Gupta, who was closely associated with her. “But she always preferred to stay away from political affairs despite her close affiliations with the Gandhi family,” he said, adding, “she normally introduced me by saying: He’s is my BJP friend.” “Have you voted?” Aunty Fori would enquire of every voter at the polling booth.