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Fuel prices successful Bengaluru were accrued connected Friday (May 15, 2026), aft lipid selling companies accrued rates crossed each categories. Petrol present costs ₹106.17 per litre, up from ₹102.92, reflecting a emergence of ₹3.27. Similarly, diesel prices person accrued by ₹3.12, moving from ₹90.99 to ₹94.10 per litre.
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) has besides go costlier, with prices going up by ₹2 per kg. The revised complaint present stands astatine ₹77.09 per kg.
Meanwhile, substance sold by backstage retailers continues to beryllium much expensive. During the erstwhile month, amid tensions successful West Asia, backstage companies had already raised prices successful the city.
In a backstage outlet successful Bengaluru, regular unleaded petrol (ULP) is priced astatine ₹119.92 per litre, portion high-speed diesel (HSD) costs ₹123.51 per litre. Premium variants are adjacent costlier, with petrol retailing astatine ₹129.92 per litre and diesel astatine ₹133.51 per litre.
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CM Siddaramaiah condemns hike
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah condemned the terms hike, stating that the summation would severely interaction the communal people. He urged the Central authorities to instantly rotation backmost the decision.
Speaking to reporters successful Bengaluru, Mr. Siddaramaiah said the substance terms hike was anticipated aft the decision of Assembly elections successful assorted States. He criticised the Centre for repeatedly expanding substance prices, noting that specified decisions spot an further load connected the public, peculiarly affecting labourers, farmers and economically weaker sections.
The CM besides pointed retired that contempt petrol prices successful Karnataka being comparatively little than successful respective different States, the latest hike would person a cascading effect connected the outgo of living.
Mr. Siddaramaiah said that the summation successful prices would pb to a emergence successful proscription costs, which successful crook would propulsion up the prices of indispensable commodities. He besides noted the steep emergence successful home LPG prices implicit the years, adding that specified increases person already strained household budgets.
‘PM Modi’s contribution’: D.K. Shivakumar
Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar stated that “price emergence is Modi’s contribution.” He said the summation successful substance and indispensable commodity prices had placed a dense load connected communal people.
Speaking to reporters, Mr. Shivakumar criticised the Centre’s handling of planetary issues, linking it to the existent surge successful prices. He questioned however radical tin negociate regular beingness without utilizing petrol, adding that question is indispensable for livelihoods.
He besides termed suggestions to reduce substance depletion and debar buying gold arsenic impractical, saying specified measures are unrealistic for mean citizens managing mundane needs.
