New Delhi:
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has described today's Bharat Bandh as "unprecedented". Early estimates suggest the bandh has cost India more than a thousand crores.
Bihar: 50 crores in losses from bandh, say industry sources
Lucknow: Industry losses estimated at 250-300 crores; additional losses of 120 crores for shops and small businesses in cities like Kanpur, Varanasi, Allahabad (source: FICCI)
Gujarat: Industry sources peg the loss at around 500 crores
Kerala: Loss due to the near-total shutdown today is around Rs 150 crore (source: CII Kerala)
West Bengal: Estimated losses of 500 crores (source: Indian Chamber of Commerce).