Petrol costlier by ₹7.36/litre and diesel by ₹7.57/litre since May 4
Petrol and diesel rates continued to rise on Thursday by 26 paise a litre and 7 paise a litre respectively, the 29th hike in 52 days that has made petrol costlier by ₹7.36 per litre and diesel by ₹7.57 since May 4, a day after results of five assembly polls were declared.
Petrol in Delhi is now sold at ₹97.76 per litre and diesel at ₹88.30 a litre. While fuel rates in Delhi are the benchmark for the entire country, retail prices of the two fuels differ from place to place because of variations in state taxes and local levies.
Both petrol and diesel rates have crossed the ₹100 mark in Rajasthan’s Ganganagar, where petrol is sold at ₹108.94 per litre and diesel at ₹101.48 a litre on Thursday.
