Days after Centre slashed prices on petrol and diesel in BJP-ruled states, Delhi Deputy CM Sisodia, said the AAP govt is also looking into steps to provide more relief to the people.
The move has led to BJP and its partner ruled states witnessing steeper reductions in fuel prices in comparison to Maharashtra, Delhi, Bengal and other non-BJP ruled states.
The price of petrol in Delhi rose to its highest-ever level of Rs 109.34 per litre and Rs 115.15 per litre in Mumbai, and crossed past the Rs 120 mark in parts of Madhya Pradesh.
When diesel was Rs 20-25/litre cheaper than petrol in 2012-13, cars running on it accounted for 58% of the market. Now, people buy less polluting options, and experts welcome it.
RJD, once a prominent representative of Mandal politics, now finds itself in a political era where welfare, good governance, and new aspirations are overshadowing old caste equations.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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