Even as a senior Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leader recently stated that the national executive meet in the city would be a ‘simple’ affair, some party leaders are in a mood for a vacation.

Sources in BJP claim that many politicians from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, who will be arriving in the city soon, want to tour the city, take a trip to Shirdi, and some even want to visit Ganpatipule in Ratnagiri. Members from the event’s organising committee have stated that although they will provide all the assistance to the politicians, financial help will not be given to them. “Yes, we will help our counterparts who desire to go to any place, including devotional sites. We will only help them find the necessary travel agents, but other particulars will have to be completed by them.