No victory parade for RCB’s title win in Bengaluru:Franchise takes call in light of 2025 deadly stampede, K’taka CM oath ceremony

Royal Challengers Bengaluru fans will not be able to celebrate their second consecutive title victory of their team as the franchise has decided not to hold a victory parade in Bengaluru to avoid crowd frenzy. Notably, last year when RCB secured their maiden title win, 11 people died in the stampede caused by excessive crowd and their poor management. However, it was not just the deadly stampede that triggered the franchise to take this call to avoid chaos ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of newly-appointed Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar. No victory parade for RCB due to CM swearing-in ceremony As per PTI, since the swearing-in ceremony of DK Shivakumar will take place on 3 June, the political function is expected to attract a massive crowd from across the state. Moreover, the ceremony is scheduled to be held at Lok Bhavan at 4.10 pm, and the Governor’s residence is in proximity to Chinnaswamy Stadium. In addition to it, there will be considerable deployment of police personnel due to the involvement of high-profile dignitaries. Therefore, it will be tough for the state police department to spare men for another high-voltage function In that context, the RCB management felt that it was better to adhere to the police notification, prohibiting public celebrations on city streets. Bengaluru police issued advisory on Saturday It is highly unlikely that there will be any activities in Bengaluru. There are certain guidelines in place, and we need to stick to them, a RCB source indicated to PTI.
Bengaluru city police on Friday had issued an advisory urging the public to avoid bursting crackers, holding road celebrations, creating disturbances or engaging in fights if RCB win the IPL final. Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh had said, “We have issued an advisory asking fans not to celebrate publicly on the streets and especially not to disturb peace and security. We will not allow any public celebrations. If anyone wants to celebrate, they can do it indoors.” Key players are also expected to join the Indian national team soon Apart from the last year’s stampede and Bengaluru Police’s advisory, RCB top-order batter Devdutt Padikkal will have to join the Indian Test squad in Mullanpur by Wednesday. He is part of the one-off Test team against Afghanistan. Meanwhile, others like Josh Hazlewood, Tim David (Australia), Jacob Duffy (New Zealand) and Romario Shepherd (West Indies) also have upcoming national team commitments. 11 fans were killed in the deadly stampede in Bengaluru last year On June 4, 2025, 11 fans were killed near Chinnaswamy Stadium as RCB hastily arranged a victory parade following their maiden title win, and clearly, no one wanted a repeat of that this year. That tragic chain of events had invoked huge public outrage and the intervention of state government and judicial powers, including the High Court.