The BEST strike that was supposed to begin today has been called off. Following deliberations between BEST General Manager Surendra Bagde and BEST Workers' Union leader Shashank Sharad Rao over wage agreement, the union decided to call off the strike.

An official said that the charter of demands submitted by the trade union for wage revision for the period between April 1, 2016 and March 31, 2021 will be positively discussed in five rounds of talks on August 9, 13, 16, 19 and 20.