The move by the contractual staffers will provide relief to lakhs of bus commuters as the agitation had entered 7th day on Tuesday morning with 551 of the 1,600 buses wet-leased by the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) going off roads.

A representative of the contractual employees told mediapersons at Azad Maidan that their delegation met CM Shinde after midnight on Monday. Shinde assured that the demands of the agitating employees would be fulfilled, the representative said.

The delegation was led by Pradnya Khajurkar, wife of contractual worker Raghunath Khajurkar, an employee of Daga group.

"Our primary demands about salary hike, bonus, leaves and free bus rides have been accepted. Hence the strike has been called off," said Vikas Kharmale, cordinator of a group of employees of private bus operators.

The employees, including drivers, of the private bus operators had stayed off roads over demands, including salary hikes and pay parity with BEST employees.