The Maratha protests that kept most of Mumbai indoors on Thursday, went off peacefully in the city as the protesters did not use force. At many places, shopkeepers and commercial establishments played it safe and downed shutters. Government offices, where the staff was on the strike over a salary hike, did not suffer much. Suburban trains and BEST buses were operated as usual.

The situation in the rest of the state, however, was volatile, with road traffic was disrupted and schools remaining shut. In Virar, the Agri community refused to shut their shops, telling the Marathas that since they had cooperated during the last month's bandh, they would not suffer business losses yet again. Peace prevailed when elders of the community reached a compromise.