da realsbet： The Indian Premier League itinerary could undergo a minor tweakfollowing the announcement of the dates for Karnataka’s assembly elections
Amol Karhadkar21-Mar-2013
The Karnataka Assembly elections could result in slight change in the IPL schedule•Associated Press
The Indian Premier League itinerary could undergo a minor tweakfollowing the announcement of the dates for Karnataka’s assembly elections.India’s Election Commission announced on Wednesday that polling forthe assembly elections in Karnataka will be held on May 5. Thishas put a question mark over the staging of the Royal ChallengersBangalore’s home game on May 4 and 6, to be played at the M ChinnaswamyStadium.ESPNcricinfo understands that the Royal Challengers franchise has been in touch withsecurity officials and has also indicated to the IPL authorities thepossibility of enforcing a change in the schedule. “We are in touch withthe concerned people and hope that the issue is resolved at the earliest,”an RCB insider said.IPL chief executive Sundar Raman confirmed that the tournament organisers are touch with thestate government’s security officials. “In case the security officialsconvey that it would be difficult for them to provide security, we mayhave to make a minor change to the schedule,” Raman said.The RCB are scheduled to host Kings XI Punjab on May 4 and SunrisersHyderabad on May 6.