On the Day 1 of the G20 Summit, President Droupadi Murmu will host a special dinner in New Delhi.

The guest list for the G20 special dinner includes all cabinet and state ministers, all Chief Ministers, all Secretaries to the Government of India, and other distinguished guests.

Though former Prime Ministers Dr Manmohan Singh and HD Deve Gowda have  been invited for the special occasion, but they won't be able to attend dinner, citing poor health.

Leaders from political parties have, however, not been invited.

Congress chief and the leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, who holds a cabinet minister rank, has not been invited to the G20 dinner.

Chief Ministers Nitish Kumar, Hemant Soren, Mamata Banerjee, MK Stalin, Arvind Kejriwal, and Bhagwant Mann are among those who have confirmed they will attend the dinner gala.

Chief Ministers of at least six out of the 12 Opposition-ruled States are likely to skip the event for various reasons.

The gala dinner will take place at the multi-function hall of the Bharat Mandapam, the revamped India Trade Promotion Organisation complex at Delhi's Pragati Maidan, which has a huge capacity. There will be a short cultural programme accompanying the gala dinner, Muktesh Pardeshi, who is a special secretary (operations) of the G20 and is heading the operations and logistics for the summit, told NDTV in an exclusive interview.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will welcome the leaders of all countries individually at the venue, where he will also host a working lunch for them on Saturday, officials said.