The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spent nearly Rs 2 crore on its national executive meeting held over the last two days, according to party insiders. Except for clearing the decks for Nitin Gadkari to serve another term as party president, the BJP did not take any important decision during the two-day event. Before the national executive meeting that ended yesterday, party leaders had publicly taken the stand that they did not want to spend too much on the entire event at a time when there was a drought situation in the state.

Secure future: Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari share some laughs during the second day of the BJP national executive meet. The food at the national meet cost the party around Rs 2 lakh