"All the arrangements are great. But there is bound to be a difference in cuisine," one of the legislator told the newspaper pointing out how non-spicy Gujaratis who depend more on roti, dal and kadhi (chappatti, lentils and curry) are the biggest sufferers in the land of rice.
A typical Gujarati breakfast would have included ‘bhakhri’ and ‘thepla’. But here, att ‘Eagleton - The Golf Village’, some 40km outside the state capital Bengaluru, it is idli and dosa while the menu for lunch mostly included rice or ragi balls.
DK Shivakumar, the power minister in Karnataka’s Congress government, said a Gujarati chef will be made available for the MLAs soon, the paper reported.
Congress had brought its 44 legislators at the resort on Saturday, to fend off "poaching" attempts by the BJP ahead of the August 8 Rajya Sabha polls in Gujarat.
Six of the 57 Congress MLAs in Gujarat, from where senior party leader Ahmed Patel is contesting for the Rajya Sabha, have resigned from the party in the last few days with three joining the BJP on Friday.