Commuters were inconvenienced on Sunday, Bhai Dooj Day, as BEST staff at Magathane depot called for a flash strike over non-payment of Diwali bonus this year. The administration has been trying to run a few buses with protective grills on them. Out of the scheduled 1,266 buses, only 1,159 were in operation, resulting in a shortage of 107 buses on Sunday morning.

While BMC employees were announced a timely bonus before the model code of conduct for elections was announced, BEST employees have failed to get any.