Commenting on the fuel price hike, Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi tweeted, "Petrol and diesel prices revised after 19-day hiatus right after Karnataka Polls. This govt is blatantly lying to the people by telling them that prices are controlled by Market Mechanisms?" P Chidambaram also attacked the government on Twitter.

There we go again. More taxes on petrol and diesel, more burden on the consumer. The Karnataka election was only an interval.

- P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) May 14, 2018