Bengaluru was gearing up to welcome IPL 2025 champions Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) with a grand celebration, but plans for an open-bus victory parade have now been cancelled. After clinching their first-ever IPL title in 18 years with a dramatic 6-run win over Punjab Kings in the final held in Ahmedabad, the RCB squad returned to Bengaluru on Wednesday morning.
Initially, RCB had planned a celebratory open-bus parade starting from Vidhana Soudha to the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. However, the city’s traffic police denied permission for the event due to safety and congestion concerns in the Central Business District (CBD). Now, only a felicitation ceremony will take place at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
RCB’s Open-Bus Victory Parade Cancelled Due to Traffic Concerns
An official from the Bengaluru traffic department stated,
“𝑰𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒚 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝑩𝑫, 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒆. 𝑾𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒏𝒔, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚.”
Fans had been in a jubilant mood ever since RCB ended their long wait for the IPL trophy. Celebrations broke out across the city, with people lighting firecrackers and sharing viral videos online. The team also met Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah before the parade announcement was made.
Although the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) tried to work out alternate plans, authorities stood firm on their decision. The team will now be honored with a felicitation ceremony at the stadium as the city celebrates this historic moment in a more controlled setting.
