New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- These days, Rajesh, who used to be a bike-taxi rider with Rapido, no longer ferries passengers across Bengaluru. With the two-wheeler service being declared illegal, he like other Rapido riders, has switched to food-delivery, a play Rapido is testing with its newly launched Ownly service.

"I do this at night while attending college in the morning," Rajesh adds. "I use the same bike-it's convenient, and the extra cash helps cover my expenses."

He is unsure if Rapido will be able to break the Swiggy-Zomato duopoly, which has a stranglehold over the food delivery business. "Who knows if they'll crack it. If not, we'll just have to switch to Swiggy or Zomato," says Rajesh, as he waits for his phone to ping in the city'...