India, Jan. 2 -- The long-standing face-off between gig workers and quick commerce platforms like Blinkit, Instamart and Zepto came to a head in the last week of 2025, with the workers going on strikes on two of the busiest days for the platforms - December 25 and 31.

However, according to Eternal chief Deepinder Goyal, business for Zomato and Blinkit remained unaffected. "Support from local law enforcement helped keep the small number of miscreants in check, enabling 4.5 Lakh+ delivery partners across both platforms to deliver more than 75 Lakh orders (all-time high) to over 63 Lakh customers during the day," Goyal said in a social media post, giving an update about the business on December 31.

Similar to Goyal's claims, Swiggy Instama...