Bengaluru Police were not in favour of the felicitation ceremony for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Vidhana Soudha, communication between the Siddaramaiah government and the Karnataka State Cricket Association accessed by CNN-News18 has revealed. The victory celebrations for RCB, which lifted the IPL trophy after 18 years, turned tragic on Wednesday as 11 people were killed in a stampede outside Chinnaswamy Stadium near the Vidhan Soudha. As Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah began the first round of felicitation for the team at the steps of the Vidhan Soudha, authorities seemed unaware of the trouble brewing nearby as a sea of humanity swelled outside the stadium. The latest communication shows that the RCB celebration at Vidhana Soudha was planned much before the finals on June 3, bursting the government’s claim that the celebrations were all last-minute events. Addressing the media on Wednesday, Siddaramaiah had said “no one expected such a huge crowd”. “The stadium has a capacity of only 35,000 people, but nearly three lakh people came,” he said, adding that people had gathered at the Vidhan Soudha too but no injuries or casualties were reported. On June 3, KSCA wrote to DPAR, seeking permission to hold a felicitation event on the grand steps of the Vidhan Soudha if RCB wins the IPL. DPAR then wrote to the police, seeking their opinion on the proposal. However, sources in the police department said the cops were not in favour of allowing the Vidhana Soudha event.