Overview

• Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced the choice in Bengaluru and confirmed the 11-day schedule from September 22 to October 2.
• He said he spoke to Mushtaq and that the Mysuru district administration will send a formal invitation with full honours.
• The Defence Ministry cleared an air show for the festivities, with an invitation extended to Rajnath Singh.
• Mushtaq, who is currently abroad, said she was honoured after first learning of the decision from media reports and a call from the Mysuru Deputy Commissioner.
• Local reporting notes she will be the fifth woman and the first Muslim woman to inaugurate the Mysuru Dasara.