Hyderabad, Sept. 28 -- The 20th edition of Alai Balai, the annual cultural and social gathering, will be held at the Exhibition Grounds in Nampally, here on October 3.

Announcing this at a press conference, Alai Balai Foundation Chairperson Bandaru Vijayalakshmi, daughter of former Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, extended greetings to the people of Telangana on the occasion of Navaratri, Bathukamma, and Dassara. She said this year's chief guest will be Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma.

The event is expected to draw a large number of dignitaries, including Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy, union M...