Commuters began feeling the pinch of striking auto and taxi drivers early on Tuesday morning according to several accounts.
Even metro users, who depend on auto rickshaws for last-mile connectivity after de-boarding, complained as about 85,000 auto-rickshaws and 15,000 yellow-black taxis in the Capital began their indefinite strike.
Union representatives said the strike was in reaction to "step-motherly" treatment being meted out to them by the Delhi government while "Uber and Ola are being allowed to snatch their livelihoods away."
Lesser traffic as a result of the strike, however, spelt relief for those aboard their personal vehicles.
Union representatives said they had begun their protest at the New Delhi Railway Station on time.
A senior government official termed the strike politically motivated.