Ghatkopar (East) rendered itself as the unwilling arena for ego bouts played out between the BJP and the Congress in the past two days. But the choiceless audience the local shopkeepers were left to suffer the blows of the political fisticuffs exchanged in the central Mumbai suburb.

Cops were out in strength in Ghatkopar yesterday. Seen in the background is a poster in front of a sweet shop calling for a Ghatkopar bandh due to the incident. Pic/Shadab Khan