Petrol, diesel prices begin to drop today after assembly elections. 5 things to know
NEW DELHI : The price of petrol today began to climb down after six days of stagnancy. The price of petrol fell by 5 paise a litre and that of diesel by 6 paise a litre today. Apparently due to the assembly elections in Haryana and Maharashtra, state-run fuel retailers had chosen not to tinker much with fuel prices despite the cooling down of crude oil rates.
The price of petrol was not changed for six consecutive days while there was intermittent cuts in diesel prices.
In Delhi, a litre of petrol today costs ₹73.22 and diesel ₹66.11. If you are in the neighbouring city of Gurgaon, you have to pay ₹73.05 for petrol and ₹65.36 for diesel. In Noida, a litre of petrol costs ₹74.85 and diesel ₹66.37.
