<P> Mallya's home brand Royal Challenge became the primary sponsor of the team from the start of the Indian Premier League in 2008 . Since then United Spirits Limited (now a subsidiary of Diageo) used almost all advertisement slots on the apparel for the promotion of their brands . Kingfisher, McDowell's No. 1, Whyte and Mackay, White Mischief were prominently advertised on the jerseys in the initial seasons . In 2014, for the first time, Huawei, a non-home brand acquired the main slot on the jersey for two seasons . In 2016 and 2017, Hero Cycles and Gionee took over at the head jersey sponsors respectively . In 2018 Eros Now have officially announced to sponsor the jersey of the team . </P> <P> In 2015, the team had United Spirits, Huawei and Kingfisher as the principal sponsors . Midea, Tata Motors (labeled Tata Bolt), Britannia Industries, TGS Constructions, 7 UP, Ed Hardy, Allen Career Institute, DNA Network, Mallya Hospital, Fever 104 FM, Redbus, Uber and Adidas were the associate sponsors . </P> <P> In 2016, RCB had its own brand Kingfisher by United Breweries Group along with Hero Cycles as the principle sponsors . Lloyd Air Conditioners, LYF, Tata Zest, Britannia, Himalaya Men, Acer, Ola were the associate sponsors . Zeven, a multi sports apparel brand by Mahesh Bhupathi and Shikhar Dhawan replaced Adidas as the kit sponsors . 7 UP, Manipal Hospitals, Fever 104 FM and DNA Network were the official partners for 2016 . </P> <P> As of 2017, while Zeven continued to manufacture kits for the team, Gionee became the principal sponsor . Lloyd Air Conditioners, Jio, Karnataka Tourism Jungle Lodges & Resorts, Himalaya Men, Duroflex Mattresses and 7 UP were the associate sponsors . Other official partners included Gatorade, Wrogn, Boost, Tissot, Radio Mirchi, Acer, DNA Network, AbhiBus.com, Nissin and Galileo - iNurture . </P>

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