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Delivery times are improving and set to normalise soon as a large section of gig workers return to cities after the recent state elections and the peak harvest season, Swiggy and magicpin said. Anshoo Sharma, Founder and CEO of magicpin, told PTI the return of delivery riders is helping improve rider availability across food delivery platforms. "The delivery riders who were away from metros to cast their vote, are now back in cities. This is helping availability of riders for food delivery, and thus improving delivery times," Sharma said. He added that while temporary volatility may continue, the food delivery sector is expected to see growth after a difficult period over the last few months with an overall upside of up to 20 per cent. "To support merchants across food and other categories, magicpin has rolled out its AI assistant, Vera, which is seeing thousands of merchants adopt it everyday. Vera was launched as a response to the LPG crisis among small restaurants to manage thei