PATNA: King Ashoka would surely have turned in his grave had he encountered Indian Machiavelli in his own Pataliputra. Puns apart, upmarket hotels in the city, including Maurya, Pataliputra Ashoka and Chanakya -- names with a ring of history in them -- are being thronged not by the white-collared official or tourist but politician who prefers the hotel lobby and restaurant to the colourless party offices in town this election season.
Imagine waking up in your hotel room and colliding bang with gun-toting bodyguards of VIP politicians or finding the hotel lobby swarmed with their cronies exchanging poll chit chats, never mind the sound decibel. Not surprising then that the few apolitical guests in the hotels, including visiting media persons, have a perennial frown on their brows, complaining of poor service and unfriendly ambience in the hotels.
