Nirmala Sitharamn looked hassled. Manohar Parrikar appeared bored. Venkaiah Naidu was solemn, Suresh Prabhu quiet and Arun Jaitley, who came in late, spoke to the party’s Organising Secretary Ram Lal next to him. BJP national president Amit Shah munched delicately on something as he frequently listened to whatever Shrikant Sharma, said to be close to him, was whispering into his ears.