People across the country have been anticipating a rise in the fuel prices in India since the election season came to an end on March 10, but the petrol and diesel prices have remained steady since the assembly election results.
The petrol and diesel prices across all the major cities in India remained unchanged as compared to yesterday on Sunday, March 20. The fuel prices are the same as yesterday in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.
Petrol remains the most expensive in Mumbai, expected to cross the Rs 110 mark soon, while the petrol prices in Delhi remained steady at a little over Rs 95, making it the only metropolitan city with petrol price less than Rs 100.
Further, the price of petrol remained unchanged in Chennai and Kolkata at Rs 101.40 and Rs 104.67 respectively. Check out the prices of petrol and diesel in all the major cities here-
The prices of petrol and diesel are revised in India every morning at 6 am, and it varies depending on the price of crude oil globally and international market fluctuations. The rates are notified by government and state-owned oil companies each day.
The fuel prices across the world are expected to rise soon as the Russia-Ukraine crisis has had a major impact on the supply of crude oil globally, leading to a rise in its price. In recent days, no change in the rates of fuel has been witnessed in India.