The BJP, Shiv Sena and other political parties who waged the Bharat Bandh yesterday are in a jubilant mood, as they celebrate the flair with which they managed to disrupt the lives of common people in the city and bring business and commerce to a grinding halt. The deserted streets, with their lines of shops with downed shutters, brought great exhilaration to party leaders and workers, who rejoiced at the success of the bandh and insisted that it was a sign of the common man’s solidarity to their methods.

Pushed off track: RPI workers participate in a Rail Roko at Malad station during the Bharat bandh. The workers scaled the barricades to ensure that the train did not go past the station. pic/pradeep dhivar