From setbacks to second wind, what next for Ola and Bhavish Aggarwal?

At the heart of Indiranagar in Bengaluru, close to its famous breweries and bakeries, a showroom meant to usher in a new era for electric mobility in India opened back in November 2022.

Three years later, Ola Electric’s showroom on CMH Road became ground zero for a company desperate to revive itself.

Towards the fag end of 2025, its controversial founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal moved into this building. On the first floor, he opened an office, to be closer to the problem to solve it. Parked outside were dozens of scooters requiring urgent repair.