Bengaluru, May 7 -- Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday said security concerns were not the reasons behind the decision to shift the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 final from Bengaluru, adding that the move appeared to have been driven by commercial considerations linked to stadium capacity.

The IPL had originally designated Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium to host the final on May 31, but the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) later reassigned the title clash to the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Speaking on the development, Parameshwara said no concerns had been raised by the police, IPL authorities or Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) regarding security arrangements in the city.

"There has been no co...