Overview
- Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar confirmed Friday that KSCA and Royal Challengers Bengaluru will give each legislator two complimentary tickets and a designated stand for Saturday’s opener at Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
- The Assembly Speaker had asked for four VIP passes per MLA, but Shivakumar said most tickets were already sold and that future allocations would be discussed after the first match.
- Legislators from both Congress and BJP had complained of poor access and alleged online black‑marketing of tickets, with some claiming ₹5,000 seats were resold for ₹35,000.
- Public pushback grew as BJP MP Tejasvi Surya called the demand entitlement, and BJP MLA S. Suresh Kumar declined the tickets in a letter to the Speaker.
- Talks involved KSCA president Venkatesh Prasad meeting Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, while the Chief Secretary reviewed security, traffic, and crowd control at the 34,000‑seat venue after tighter measures were adopted following last year’s deadly stampede.