Prices of petrol and diesel were hiked by 80 paise per litre on Tuesday, twelve days after the assembly election results in five states. Meanwhile, the cost of domestic cooking gas has been increased by Rs 50 per cylinder.
Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 96.21 per litre as against Rs 95.41 previously while diesel rates have gone up from Rs 86.67 per litre to Rs 87.47.
In Kolkata, petrol costs Rs 105.51 per litre while diesel rates increased to Rs 90.62 per litre.