Striking union leaders of BEST met Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Sunday evening, following which the three-day strike was called off late at night. With zero buses running on Sunday, the undertaking had arranged buses from the Maharashtra State Transport for the sake of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) students.

The strike, led by an umbrella body of 12 unions, began on Friday over demands, including the merger of BEST’s budget with that of the BMC, a one-time settlement of pending legal dues of retired employees, and implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission recommendations for 2016-2026.