Bengaluru, June 4 -- After 18 long years of waiting, hope, heartbreak, and unyielding fan loyalty, Bengaluru is all set to welcome its cricketing heroes in style as the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) hold a grand victory parade this afternoon to celebrate their maiden IPL title triumph.

The open-top bus parade, slated to begin at 5pm from the steps of Vidhana Soudha, will wind through Bengaluru's bustling Central Business District and conclude at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium by 6 PM, with players holding the gleaming IPL trophy aloft. The event is expected to draw lakhs of RCB fans, turning the city's arterial stretches into a red-and-black carnival. According to city police, extensive traffic restrictions will be in place along Queen's Ro...