Bengaluru Police on Wednesday officially announced that there will be no victory parade for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the city today.
This clarification comes as a disappointment to fans who had been eagerly waiting for celebrations after RCB’s landmark IPL 2025 triumph.
Bengaluru Police have confirmed that there will be no victory parade for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) today, despite high fan expectations following their historic IPL 2025 win. Instead, a felicitation ceremony will be held at M Chinnaswamy Stadium from 5 PM to 6 PM.
Authorities have urged the public to avoid roads near Vidhana Soudha and Chinnaswamy Stadium between 3 PM and 8 PM due to expected traffic congestion.
Meanwhile, the Karnataka government will host a grand felicitation ceremony on Wednesday for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru team, which won its maiden IPL title after an 18-year wait. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will honour the Rajat Patidar-led squad on the steps of the iconic Vidhana Soudha, the seat of state legislature and secretariat here.
“I congratulate all the RCB team members, I also congratulate their fans. The whole country and the state is proud of them, RCB has never won the IPL, this is the eighteenth season and they have won and it has made me immensely happy,” Siddaramaiah said.
Speaking to reporters here, he said, “At 4 pm, I will felicitate the team on the grand steps of Vidhana Soudha.”
(This is a breaking news)