Overview

• Shah arrived in Raipur late Friday for a two-day trip and is scheduled to travel to Jagdalpur on Saturday.
• He will attend the Muria Durbar during Bastar Dussehra and is expected to dine with tribal priests and community leaders.
• His itinerary, confirmed by state officials, follows invitations from the local MP, the Bastar Dussehra committee, and tribal chieftains known as Manjhis.
• He is slated to meet security officials in Bastar to discuss progress against Naxal violence and the roadmap cited by state leaders to resolve the insurgency by March 31, 2026.
• The trip comes a day after a reported surrender of 103 Maoists in Bijapur, which included senior functionaries and cadres, with authorities citing Rs 1.06 crore in cumulative rewards tied to those who gave up arms.