After RCB won IPL 2026 final against GT in Ahmedabad, Karnataka CM-designate DK Shivakumar said, "[Final] was supposed to be held in Bengaluru. We've been wronged. Due to politics...they held it at...different venue." He further said injustice has been done to RCB fans. The final was shifted to Ahmedabad over Karnataka legislators demanding multiple free tickets for IPL matches.