Overview
- Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar said matches will not be shifted from Bengaluru and pledged that all IPL 2026 games will be staged at Chinnaswamy Stadium.
- The state ordered a comprehensive structural fitness test for the venue, and the Public Works Department issued a notice requiring a detailed safety report from NABL-certified experts.
- Officials committed to tighter crowd-control procedures and to running events within the legal framework to avoid a repeat of past mishaps.
- The government will develop a larger alternate stadium as a longer-term option for major cricket events in Karnataka.
- The announcement follows last year’s June 4 stampede outside the stadium that led to safety probes and raised questions about relocating fixtures.