MUMBAI, Feb. 14 -- As part of its outreach campaign during last month's civic elections, the BJP unit in Nagpur adopted an unusual strategy -lightly spraying perfume while distributing voter slips door to door. The initiative was rolled out in the run-up to the Nagpur Municipal Corporation elections, in which the BJP secured a sweeping victory, winning 102 of the 151 wards and retaining power for the fourth consecutive term. According to local party leaders, the idea was aimed at making voter interactions more personable and less transactional. The Nagpur city unit, led by Dayashankar Tiwari, supplied pocket-sized perfume bottles bearing the party's lotus symbol to more than 36,000 booth-level workers. Tiwari said the gesture was intended as a courteous welcome. "In some cases, residents invited them inside, allowing for more detailed conversations about the party's work," he said. Elaborating more on the perfume outreach, Tiwari said that the scent contained a blend of various floral fragrances and was supplied by the state unit of the party. He added that while it is difficult to quantify the impact of the initiative, the campaign succeeded in adding a personal touch with the voters. "We did not distribute the perfume bottles to the voters it would have been violation of the Model Code of Conduct, said Tiwari, adding that some elderly residents appeared uncomfortable with the spraying. htc...