Within minutes of the central government announcing the relief of Rs 2.5 per litre on petrol and diesel, BJP-ruled Gujarat, Maharashtra, UP, Chhattisgardh, and some other BJP ruled states also announced a VAT cut of Rs 2.5 per litre, taking the total relief to Rs 5 per litre. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that the state government has decided to give additional relief of Rs 2.5 per litre on petrol, while the Gujarat counterpart Vijay Rupani said the state has decided to cut VAT on both petrol and diesel by additional Rs 2.5 a litre. Fuel prices are highest in Maharashtra, where petrol prices breached Rs 90 a litre-mark recently.

Within minutes of the central government announcing the relief of Rs 2.5 per litre on petrol and diesel, BJP-ruled Gujarat, Maharashtra, UP, Chhattisgardh, and some other BJP ruled states also announced a VAT cut of Rs 2.5 per litre, taking the total relief to Rs 5 per litre. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that the state government has decided to give additional relief of Rs 2.5 per litre on petrol, while the Gujarat counterpart Vijay Rupani said the state has decided to cut VAT on both petrol and diesel by additional Rs 2.5 a litre. Fuel prices are highest in Maharashtra, where petrol prices breached Rs 90 a litre-mark recently.