Top Five States & Cities Where People Are Paying A Bomb For Petrol

The price of standard petrol shot up to Rs 100.13 a litre in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar on Wednesday. This is the first time that automotive fuel has crossed the Rs 100-mark anywhere in the country.

In most other states, the prices mostly ruled above Rs 90 per litre as high central and state taxes bumped up the impact of rising crude prices.

Diesel prices have also skyrocketed, selling at Rs 92.1 a litre in Sri Ganganagar, where petrol is selling at Rs 100.13 per litre. Fuel prices are generally hovering over Rs 80 per litre in other states.

The Centre is still unmoved by roof-hitting fuel prices by ruling out any tax cut and is blaming oil exporters for jacking up crude prices.

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Meanwhile, the Assam government cut petrol and diesel prices by Rs 5 and also reduced liquor duty by 25 per cent, ahead of state assembly elections.

Take a look at states with highest petrol prices:

Madhya Pradesh - Rs 97.56/L

Maharashtra - Rs 96.27/L

Rajasthan - Rs 96.01/L

Telangana - Rs 93.10/L

Karnataka - Rs 92.15/L

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Cities with highest petrol prices:

Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh -? Rs 100.25/L

Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan - Rs 100.13/L

Indore, Madhya Pradesh - Rs 97.61/L

Nagpur, Maharashtra - Rs 96.50/L

Nashik, Maharashtra - Rs 96.34/L

The difference in prices in states stems from local and VAT taxes imposed in states. Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had ruled out the possibility of a reduction in taxes on petrol and diesel in order to reduce prices.