Petrol-Diesel Price Today on May 8: A claim that the prices of petrol and diesel may increase in the coming time is going viral on social media. It is being told that the price of petrol may increase by Rs 10 per liter and the price of diesel by Rs 25. However, prices at the retail level in the country have remained stable for the last four years.

Government’s clarification on viral claim

Here, the Petroleum Ministry and PIB Fact Check have refuted the claim of increase in prices going viral on social media. However, government sources have not ruled out a possible increase in fuel prices in the near future as oil marketing companies are facing increasing losses due to retail fuel prices remaining unchanged for four years despite the huge increase in crude oil prices due to geopolitical uncertainty in West Asia.

How much loss are OMCs incurring?

According to the latest data of May 2026, oil companies are incurring losses of around Rs 20-25 per liter on the sale of petrol. At the same time, this loss on diesel is between Rs 100-105 per liter. According to the information received from the Petroleum Ministry and experts, overall these companies are incurring a loss of around Rs 1600-2400 crore every day. Apart from this, domestic LPG prices are also expected to suffer a loss of around Rs 290-380 per cylinder.

Today’s price of petrol and diesel

City	Petrol price (per litre)	Diesel price (per litre)
Delhi	Rs 94.77	Rs 87.67
Mumbai	Rs 103.54	Rs 90.03
Kolkata	Rs 105.45	Rs 92.02
Chennai	Rs 100.80	Rs 92.39
Bengaluru	Rs 102.92	Rs 90.99
Lucknow	Rs 91.46	Rs 87.76
Patna	Rs 105.18	Rs 92.04
Jaipur	Rs 104.88	Rs 90.36
port blair	Rs 82.46	Rs 78.05

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