Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) victory parade after winning the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) has been cancelled after the city traffic police’s advisory earlier on Wednesday. The Bengaluru traffic police had earlier said that there will be no victory parade and that the team will be feliciated at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in a function that will be held from 5pm to 6pm.
According to the media advisory that was issued by RCB, they are scheduled to visit Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at the Vidhana Soudha from 4pm to 5pm IST. It ahs to be noted that the chief minister later shared the same timing with the media while announcing that he will be felicitating the team.
The victory parade, according to RCB’s advisory, was scheduled to begin around 5pm or whenever he meeeitng with Siddaramaiah ended. It was to take along the route from the Vidhana Soudha to the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on an open top bus. The team said that they will then arrive at the stadium at 6pm IST where there will be a “celebratory event with fans”.
However, the Bengaluru traffic police pushed out an advisory saying:
- There will be a felicitation function for the RCB team at the Chinnaswamy Stadium from 5 pm to 6 pm.
- Entry is restricted to ticket / pass holders only.
- Due to limited parking, public are advised to use Metro and other public transport.
- Public are advised to avoid CBD area from 3 pm to 8 pm.
RCB’s much-awaited maiden IPL title came at long last on Tuesday night when they beat the Punjab Kings by six runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Former captain and talisman Virat Kohli was front and centre in the celebrations, having been with the franchise since the first season in 2008 and faced repeated heartbreaks over the years as captain of the side for over a decade.
