Will rising fuel prices affect BJP's electoral fortunes this year?

Rising prices including those of petrol and diesel were among the reasons that brought down the UPA government of Manmohan Singh, whom the then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi had described as a "Sardar (chief), who is not asardar (effective)".

In May 2012, the UPA government had approved the steepest ever hike in petrol prices across the country. The petrol prices suddenly went up by Rs 7.54 per litre. Petrol price in New Delhi reached Rs 73.18 a litre. Today, the petrol is available at Rs 73.73 in New Delhi.