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Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city and largest city of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. As per the 2011 census, the city had a population of 8.4 million, making it the third most populous city in India and the most populous in South India. The Bengaluru metropolitan area had a population of around 8.5 million, making it the fifth most populous urban agglomeration in the country. It is located near the center of the Deccan Plateau, at a height of above sea level. The city is known as India's "Garden City", due to its parks and greenery.
Archaeological artifacts indicate that the human settlement in the region happened as early as 4000 Common Era. The first mention of the name "Bengalooru" is from an old Kannada stone inscription from 890 Common Era found at the Nageshwara Temple. From 350 CE, it was ruled by the Western Ganga dynasty, and in the early eleventh century, the city became part of the Chola Empire. In the late Middle Ages, the region was part of the Hoysala Kingdom and then the Vijayanagara Empire. In 1537 CE, Kempe Gowda I, a feudal ruler under the Vijayanagara Empire, established a Bengaluru Pete which is considered the foundation of the modern city of Bengaluru and its oldest areas, or petes, which still exist. After the fall of the Vijayanagara Empire, Kempe Gowda declared independence, and the city was expanded by his successors. In 1638 CE, an Adil Shahi army defeated Kempe Gowda III, and the city became a jagir (feudal estate) of Shahaji. The Mughal Empire later captured Bengaluru and sold it to Maharaja Chikka Devaraja of the Kingdom of Mysore. After the death of Krishnaraja Wodeyar II in 1759 CE, Hyder Ali seized control of the kingdom of Mysore and with it, the administration of Bengaluru, which passed subsequently to his son, Tipu Sultan.
The city was captured by the British East India Company during the Anglo-Mysore Wars, and became part of the Princely State of Mysore. The administrative control of the city was returned to Krishnaraja Wadiyar III, then Maharaja of Mysore, and the old city developed under the dominions of the Mysore kingdom. In 1809 CE, the British shifted their military garrison to the city and established the cantonment, outside the old city. In the late 19th century CE, the city was essentially composed of two distinct urban settlements, the old pete and the new cantonment. Following India's independence in 1947, Bengaluru became the capital of Mysore State, and remained the capital when the state was enlarged and unified in 1956 and subsequently renamed as Karnataka in 1973. The two urban settlements which had developed as independent entities, merged under a single urban administration in 1949.
Bengaluru is one of the fastest-growing metropolises in India. , the metropolitan area had an estimated GDP of $359.9 billion, and is one of the most productive metro areas of India. The city is a major center for information technology (IT), and is consistently ranked amongst the world's fastest growing technology hubs. It is widely regarded as the "Silicon Valley of India", as the largest hub and exporter of IT services in the country. Manufacturing is a major contributor to the economy and the city is also home to several state-owned manufacturing companies. Bengaluru also hosts several institutes of national importance in higher education.
An apocryphal story states that the twelfth-century Hoysala king Veera Ballala II, while on a hunting expedition, lost his way in the forest. Tired and hungry, he came across a poor old woman who served him boiled beans. The grateful king named the place "Benda-Kaal-uru" (literally, "town of boiled beans"), which eventually evolved into "Bengalūru". Suryanath Kamath has hypothesised that the name was derived from benga, the Kannada term for Pterocarpus marsupium (also known as the Indian Kino Tree), a species of dry and moist that grows abundantly in the region. Other theories include that the city was called as "Venkaturu" because of the Venkateswara temples built by Kempe Gowda, and "Benacha kalluru" because of the abundance of quartz stones ("benacha kal" in Kannada) in the region.
On 11 December 2005, the Government of Karnataka accepted a proposal by U. R. Ananthamurthy to officially rename the city from Bangalore to Bengaluru. On 27 September 2006, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike passed a resolution to implement the name change, and the government of Karnataka officially implemented the name change from 1 November 2014 after the Union government approved the request.
The region of modern-day Bengaluru was part of several successive kingdoms. Between the fourth and tenth centuries CE, the region was ruled by the Western Ganga dynasty, the first dynasty to set up effective control over the region. According to Edgar Thurston, twenty-eight kings ruled Gangavadi from the start of the Common Era until its conquest by the Cholas in the early eleventh century CE. The Western Gangas ruled as a sovereign power from 350 to 550 CE, and as feudatories of the Chalukya dynasty, and later the Rashtrakutas until the tenth century. The Begur Nageshwara Temple was commissioned around 860 CE, during the reign of the Western Ganga King Ereganga Nitimarga I, and extended by his successor Nitimarga II. Around 1004 CE, during the reign of Rajaraja I, the Cholas defeated the Western Gangas under the command of the crown prince Rajendra I, and captured the region. During this period, the region witnessed the migration of many groups—warriors, administrators, traders, artisans, pastorals, cultivators, and religious personnel from the Southern Tamil language speaking regions and other Kannada-speaking parts of the region. The Cholas built many temples in the region including the Chokkanathaswamy temple, Mukthi Natheshwara Temple, Choleshwara Temple, and Someshwara Temple.
In 1117, the Hoysala Kingdom king Vishnuvardhana defeated the Cholas in the Battle of Talakad in south Karnataka, and extended his rule over the region. In the later part of the 13th century CE, Bengaluru was a source of contention between two warring cousins, the Hoysala ruler Veera Ballala III of Halebidu and Ramanatha, who administered the Hoysala held territory in the southern Tamil speaking regions. Veera Ballala appointed a civic head at Hudi (suburb of the city) to administer the region, and promoted the village to the status of a town. After Veera Ballala's death in 1343, the region came under Vijayanagara empire, which saw the rule of four consecutive dynasties – Sangama dynasty (1336–1485), Saluva dynasty (1485–1491), Tuluva dynasty (1491–1565), and Aravidu dynasty (1565–1646). In the early 16th century CE, Achyuta Deva Raya built a dam across the Arkavathi River river near Hesaraghatta, whose reservoir was used to supply water to the region.
After the fall of the Vijayanagara Empire in 1565 CE in the Battle of Talikota, Kempe Gowda declared independence. His successor, Kempe Gowda II, built four towers to mark the boundary of the town. In 1638 CE, a Adil Shahi army led by Ranadulla Khan and Shahaji (father of Shivaji) defeated Kempe Gowda III, and the region became a jagir (feudal estate) of Shahaji. In 1639 CE, Shahaji ordered the reconstruction of the town and built large fortifications, and new reservoirs to solve the water shortage in the region. In 1687 CE, Mughal Empire general Kasim Khan, under orders from Aurangzeb, defeated Ekoji I, the son of Shahaji, and leased the town to Chikkadevaraja Wodeyar (1673–1704 CE), the then ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore. After the death of Krishnaraja Wodeyar II in 1759 CE, Hyder Ali, Commander-in-Chief of the Mysore Army, proclaimed himself the ruler of the Mysore kingdom. He built the Delhi and Mysore gates at the northern and southern ends of the city in 1760 CE. The kingdom later passed to Hyder Ali's son Tipu Sultan, and the Lal Bagh garden was established around 1760 CE. During the period, the city developed into a commercial and military centre of strategic importance.
The Bengaluru fort was captured by British forces under Charles Cornwallis on 21 March 1791 during the Third Anglo-Mysore War and became the centre for British resistance against Tipu Sultan. Following Tipu's death in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1799 CE), the Bengaluru pete was incorporated into the Princely State of Mysore, whose administrative control remained with the Maharaja of Mysore. The city was further developed by the Maharaja of Mysore. The Residency of Mysore State, established in Mysore in 1799 was shifted to Bengaluru in 1804. It was abolished in 1843 before being revived in 1881 and served till the Indian independence in 1947. The British found the city as an appropriate place to station its garrison and therefore it was moved in 1809 from Seringapatam to Ulsoor, about northeast of the original pete. A town grew up around the surroundings by absorbing several villages in the area, and came to be known as Bengaluru cantonment. The new centre had its own municipal and administrative apparatus, though technically it was a British enclave within the territory of the princely state of Mysore. Further developments such as the introduction of telegraph connections to other major Indian cities in 1853 and a rail connection to Madras in 1864, contributed to the economic growth of the city.
In 1906, Bengaluru became one of the first cities in India to have electricity. In 1912, the Bangalore torpedo, an offensive explosive weapon widely used in World War I and World War II, was devised in Bengaluru by British army officer Captain McClintock of the Madras Sappers and Miners. Bengaluru's reputation as the "Garden City of India" began in 1927 with the silver jubilee celebrations of the rule of Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV. Several projects such as the construction of parks, public buildings and hospitals were instituted to improve the city. Bengaluru played an important role during the Indian independence movement. Mahatma Gandhi visited the city in 1927 and 1934 and addressed public meetings here. In 1926, the labour unrest in Binny Mills due to demand by textile workers for payment of bonus resulted in Lathi charge and police firing, resulting in the death of four workers, and several injuries. In July 1928, there were notable communal disturbances in Bengaluru, like when a Ganesha idol was removed from a school compound in the Sultanpet area of Bengaluru. In 1940, the first flight between Bengaluru and Mumbai took off, which placed the city on India's urban map.
After India's independence in August 1947, Bengaluru remained in the newly carved Mysore State of which the Maharaja of Mysore was the Rajapramukh (appointed governor). The "City Improvement Trust" was formed in 1945, and in 1949, the "City" and the "Cantonment" merged to form the Bengaluru City Corporation. The Government of Karnataka later constituted the Bangalore Development Authority in 1976 to coordinate the activities of these two bodies. Public sector employment and education provided opportunities for Kannadigas from the rest of the state to migrate to the city. Bengaluru experienced rapid growth in the decades 1941–51 and 1971–81, which saw the arrival of many immigrants from northern Karnataka. By 1961, Bengaluru had become the sixth-largest city in India, with a population of 1,207,000. In the following decades, Bengaluru's manufacturing base continued to expand with the establishment of various public and private companies.|
By the 1980s, urbanisation had spilled over the current boundaries, and in 1986, the Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority, was established to co-ordinate the development of the entire region as a single unit. On 8 February 1981, a major fire broke out at Venus Circus in Bengaluru, where more than 92 people died, the majority of them children. Bengaluru experienced a growth in its real estate market in the 1980s and 1990s, spurred by capital investors from other parts of the country who converted Bengaluru's large plots and colonial into multi-storied apartments. Since the late 1980s, many information technology companies were set up in the city and by the end of the 20th century, Bengaluru had established itself as the Silicon Valley of India. The population has increased significantly due to migration from other parts for work, and the city has become the third most populous city in 2011. During the 21st century, Bengaluru has had major terrorist attacks in 2008, 2010, and 2013.
The soil in the city consist of red laterite and red, fine to soils. The vegetation in the eastern and northern parts consists of scrubs interspersed with various water bodies, and the southern hilly region consists of scrubs and forests. The city had a forest cover of 68.3% in the early 1970s, which reduced to less than 15% in the 2010s. Trees are frequently felled to pave way for infrastructure development. Though the city has been classified as a part of the seismic zone II (a stable zone), it has experienced of magnitude as high as 4.5 on the Richter scale.
There are about 597 slums in the city, housing roughly 16% of the city's population. The city had a Gini coefficient index of 0.64, indicating significant inequality. Various studies have also indicated various inequalities in the infrastructure development across different parts of the city, and other urbanisation problems such as mass displacements, proliferation of slums, and public health crisis due to water shortage and sewage problems in poor and working-class neighbourhoods. (2025). 9781444346787, John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781444346787 In the Ease of Living Index 2020 published by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, the city was ranked the most livable Indian city with a population of over a million.
Apart from the Kannadigas native to the region, Tamils, Telugus and Deccani people, form a significant population of the city. In the 16th century, Tamil speakers, who also spoke Kannada, settled in the region for business. Telugus came to the city on invitation of the Mysore royalty. Since the late 20th century, there has been a steady migration of people from other states for study and work. About 90% of the migrants came from the South Indian states, with the number of migrants from other parts of India increasing over the last few decades of the 20th century. Majority of the migration from non-South Indians states included Maharashtrians, Punjabis, Rajasthanis, Gujaratis, Bengalis, and from Uttar Pradesh. Migrant communities from within the state include Tuluvas and Konkanis of coastal Karnataka, and Kodavas from the state's Kodagu district. The city also had an Anglo-Indian population of about 10,000 people in 2006.
The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) was established in 1976, and is the nodal agency responsible for the planning and development of the city. The BDA works in conjunction with local government and the Agenda for Bangalore's Infrastructure and Development Task Force (ABIDe) to design and implement civic and infrastructural projects in the city. The Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority, established in 1985, is responsible for the planning of the metropolitan region. As the capital of the state of Karntaka, the city houses the state executive and Legislature headquarters in the Vidhana Soudha, state ministries at Vikasa Soudha, and the residence of the Governor at Raj Bhavan.
Several art galleries including the government-established National Gallery of Modern Art emerged in the 1990s. The Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath showcases a collection of painting, sculptures, and various other forms of art. The Indian Cartoon Gallery organised by the Indian Institute of Cartoonists, conducts periodic cartoon exhibitions. "Art Bangalore" is an international art festival, held annually in the city since 2010. Kannada Sahitya Parishat is a nonprofit organisation headquartered in Bengaluru that promotes the Kannada language and literature. The "Bangalore Literature Festival" is an annual literary event organised since 2012. Karnataka Rajyotsava, which marks the formation of Karnataka state on 1 November 1956, is celebrated on the same day annually and is a public holiday in the city. Bengaluru is a major center of the Kannada film industry, which released 224 Kannada feature films in 2018. Art theatres that stages English and Kannada language plays in the city include Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Ranga Shankara, and Ravindra Kalakshetra. British Council, Alliance Française de Bangalore, and Max Müller Bhavan also organise foreign language plays including those of drama companies that tour India.
Bengaluru is a major center for information technology (IT), and is consistently ranked amongst the world's fastest growing technology hubs. It is widely regarded as the "Silicon Valley of India", as the largest IT hub of the country. The IT export from the city is estimated to be valued at $64 billion in 2024, and the city contributes to more than one third of India's total IT exports. The IT industry in the city is divided into various business clusters and special economic zones such as Electronic City, International Tech Park, Software Technology Park, Bagmane Tech Park, Global Village Tech Park, World Trade Center, and Manyata Embassy Business Park amongst others. The growth of IT industry has resulted in the migration of people from all over the country, which has resulted in the demand for improvement in the city's infrastructure and presented the city with other challenges. The industry has been blamed for not favouring local employment development, increased land values, and closure of small enterprises. The resistance from the city for further investments required to develop infrastructure, has forced some of the new and expanding businesses elsewhere.
Bengaluru is also a major hub for Indian biotechnology-related industry, which was valued at nearly $25 billion in 2021–22. The city is home to more than 40 biotech companies, and is termed as the "Biotech capital of India". The city is a major export center for agricultural produce including fruits, and poultry. Major crops include rice, maize, finger millet, horse gram, oil seeds, coconuts, and fruits such as mango, papaya, banana, grapes, and pomegranate. Flowers such as roses are grown commercially. The Rail Wheel Factory at Yelahanka is a major supplier of wheels and axles for Indian Railways. State owned corporations BEML and Bharat Electronics are headquartered in the city, and manufacture aerospace components, power equipment, trainsets, armored vehicles, and electronics for both civilian and defence requirements.
The city has considerable pollution due to vehicle and industrial exhausts, and unscientific waste disposal. The pollution level varies across localities, with higher concentrations of particulate matter reported in industrial and high traffic zones. A random sample of the air quality index (AQI) of twenty stations within the city suggested heavy to severe air pollution around areas of high traffic. While the average air quality was at acceptable levels, the PM 2.5 levels exceeded the 60 μg/m3 threshold set by the CPCB in certain areas. A evaluation of Bengaluru's physical, biological and socioeconomic parameters indicated that the city's air quality and noise pollution were poor.
Sanitation facilities are provided by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board. The underground drainage and sewerage disposal system was introduced in 1922. , about 1,400 million liters of waste water is generated daily, which flows through a network of nearly of sewage pipes to any of the 33 sewage treatment plants. Encroachment, and damages to the sewerage system, has resulted in wastewater entering the lakes, and polluting the water sources. , the corporation operated 401 and 17 community toilets across the city.
Bengaluru was the first city in India to have access to fourth generation cellular services. , four mobile phone service companies operate GSM networks including Bharti Airtel, BSNL, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio offered fourth and fifth generation mobile services. Wired broadband services are offered by five major operators and smaller local operators. Namma Wifi is a free municipal wireless network launched on 24 January 2014 by the Government of Karnataka, and is available in select areas in the city.
All India Radio started AM broadcasting from its Bengaluru station on 2 November 1955. In 2001, Radio City became the first private FM radio channel in the city. , major FM radio stations included BIG FM, Radio Mirchi, Radio City, and Red FM. (2025). 9780823059973, WRTH Publications. ISBN 9780823059973 The Bangalore Amateur Radio Club, an amateur radio club was established in 1959.
The government run Doordarshan broadcasts terrestrial and satellite television channels from its Bengaluru centre set up on 1 November 1981. A production centre was established in the Doordarshan's Bengaluru office in 1983, thereby allowing the introduction of a news program in Kannada on 19 November 1983. A high television tower was commissioned on 1 March 1985 for the broadcast of television programmes. Doordarshan launched DD Chandana, a Kannada satellite channel, on 15 August 1990. In September 1991, Star TV was the first private satellite channel to be launched in the city. Since the late 2000s, Direct To Home (DTH) services became available in Bengaluru.
The Training Command of the Indian Air Force is headquartered in Bengaluru. The Air Force operates an air base at Yelahanka. The city hosts Aero India, a biennial air show takes at the Yelahanka air force station.
, Bengaluru does not have a suburban railway network. The first line of Bengaluru Suburban Railway is expected to be operational in 2026. Namma Metro is a rapid transit rail system in the city that was opened in 2011, and was the first operational metro in South India. , the metro system consists three operational lines stretching , and is the second-longest operational metro network in India. Five more lines are under construction as a part of expansion.
Intra-city public transport is handled by the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), which was established in 1997. , BMTC operates 57,667 daily trips on 5,766 routes with a fleet of 6,340 buses. There are 48 bus stations, and 50 depots for intra-city bus services. BMTC introduced air-conditioned buses in 2005, which operate on major routes and as shuttle services from various parts of the city to airport. It also operates a fleet of more than 1,100 electric vehicles. Apart from single journey tickets, BMTC issues various passes for frequent users. Inter-city bus transport is handled by the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), owned by the Government of Karnataka. KSRTC operates various classes of services connecting other major cities in Karnataka, and other neighboring states. The major bus stations in the city include Kempegowda Bus Station, Shantinagar Bus Station, and Mysuru Road Bus Station. The other means of road transport in the city include vans, , on-call metered taxis and tourist taxis.
Motor vehicles were introduced in Bengaluru in 1903. , an average of 1,530 vehicles were registered daily in Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) in the city. , the city had nearly ten million vehicles including 7.5 million two-wheelers. The rapid growth of vehicles and unplanned nature of growth has created several administrative problems relating to traffic congestion and infrastructure, resulting in massive traffic . The flyovers and one-way traffic systems introduced to address the concerns, were only moderately successful. The city also has considerable air pollution due to vehicle exhaust, and a 2016 study found that over 36% of diesel vehicles operating in the city exceeded the standard limit for emissions.
Bengaluru has a mix of public and private schools with the public school system managed by the school education department of Government of Karnataka. Public schools run by the Bengaluru Corporation are all affiliated with the Karnataka Board of Secondary Education, while private schools may be affiliated with either of Karnataka Board of Secondary Education, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (ICSE) or National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS). , there are 142 public schools run by the Bengaluru Corporation. The city also has a significant number of international schools due to cater to expats and people employed in the technology sector. School education starts with two years of Kindergarten from age three onwards and then follows the Indian 10+2 plan, ten years of school and two years of pre-university course or higher secondary education. After completing their secondary education, students either attend a pre-university course or continue an equivalent high school course in one of three streams – Liberal arts, commerce or science – in various combinations. Alternatively, students can enrol in diploma courses and upon completing the required coursework, students enroll in general or professional degrees in universities through lateral entry.
The oldest institution of higher learning in the city, the Central College, was established as a high school affiliated to Madras University in 1858. The Indian Institute of Science was established in 1909. The Government Engineering College was established as an engineering school in 1913 by M. Visvesvaraya, and was became the first engineering college in the region in 1917, affiliated to Mysore University. , the city had six public universities, four deemed universities, eight private universities, 26 medical college, 84 engineering colleges, 67 polytechnics, and 64 other institutes of higher learning. The Bangalore University was established in 1964, and had more than 600 affiliated colleges, before being trifurcated into Bengaluru City University and Bengaluru North University in 2017. IIM Bangalore was established as the third Indian Institute of Management in 1972. The National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences was established after the amalgamation of the All India Institute of Mental Health and hospital in 1974. The National Law School of India University was the first Indian law university to be established in 1986. Other prominent research institutes in Bengaluru include Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, National Centre for Biological Sciences, and National Institute of Advanced Studies. There are 205 public libraries maintained by the department of public libraries. The libraries are divided across the five zones of the city, with a larger Central Public Library located in each of the zones.
The Cubbon Park is a large park spanning in the heart of the city, and was established in 1870. It hosts the Bangalore Aquarium, and the Bangalore central library. Bannerghatta National Park is a national park and protected area, located south of the city. The old central prison was decommissioned in 2000 and was redeveloped in to Freedom Park.
Elgin Talkies, built in 1896, was the first theatre in Bengaluru. In the later half of the 20th century, the city had 149 single screens, most of them situated along the Kempegowda Road near the Kempegowda Bus Station. In the 21st century, large multiplexes with multiple screens began replacing the single screen theaters, and the city is now home to a large number of multiplexes. Stage plays and dramas of different genres and languages are enacted in theatres across the city.
Sree Kanteerava Stadium is a multi-purpose venue which hosts football and athletics. Association football also has a significant following in the city, and Bangalore Football Stadium hosts football matches along with the Kanteerva stadium in the city. The city is home to football clubs Bengaluru FC, FC Bengaluru United, Ozone FC, South United FC, and SC Bengaluru. Prominent international footballers from the city include Sattar Basheer, and Arumainayagam. The Kanteerava Indoor Stadium and Koramangala Indoor Stadium are used to host indoor sports, and other events. The Kanteerva arena hosted the South Asian Basketball Championship in 2015 and 2016. The city is home to Bengaluru Beast of the UBA Pro Basketball League, and Bengaluru Bulls of the Pro Kabaddi League, who also play their home matches at the stadium.
Bengaluru hosts the WTA Indian Open, and Bengaluru Open tennis tournaments annually. Prominent international sports people from the city include tennis grand slam champion Rohan Bopanna, former All England Open badminton champion Prakash Padukone, and former national swimming champion Nisha Millet. Other notable sportsmen who reside in the city include former Indian cricket captain Rahul Dravid, world snooker champion Pankaj Advani, and multiple tennis grand slam champion Mahesh Bhupathi. The city is home to several recreational and sports clubs such as Bangalore Club, Bowring Institute, Bangalore Golf Club and Bangalore Turf Club.
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| HAL Bangalore | Football | I-League 3 | Bangalore Football Stadium | 1950 |
| Bangalore Hi-Fliers | Field hockey | Premier Hockey League | Bangalore Hockey Stadium | 2005 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Cricket | Indian Premier League | Chinnaswamy Stadium | 2008 |
| Bangalore rugby football club | Rugby union | All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament | RBANMS College Ground | 2009 |
| Karnataka Lions | Field hockey | World Series Hockey | Bangalore Hockey Stadium | 2011 |
| Bangalore Warhawks | American football | Elite Football League of India | HAL Sports Complex | 2012 |
| South United FC | Football | BDFA Super Division | Bangalore Football Stadium | 2013 |
| Bengaluru FC | Football | Indian Super League | Sree Kanteerava Stadium | 2013 |
| Bengaluru Raptors | Badminton | Premier Badminton League | Koramangala Indoor Stadium | 2013 |
| Bengaluru Bulls | Kabaddi | Pro Kabaddi League | Kanteerava Indoor Stadium | 2014 |
| Bangalore Raptors | Tennis | Champions Tennis League | KSLTA Tennis Stadium | 2014 |
| Ozone FC | Football | BDFA Super Division | Bangalore Football Stadium | 2015 |
| Bengaluru Beast | Basketball | UBA Pro Basketball League | Kanteerava Indoor Stadium | 2015 |
| FC Bengaluru United | Football | I-League 2 | Bangalore Football Stadium | 2018 |
| Bengaluru Torpedoes | Volleyball | Prime Volleyball League | Koramangala Indoor Stadium | 2021 |
| SC Bengaluru | Football | I-League | Bangalore Football Stadium | 2022 |
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