BJP says may review gas price formula if elected

Response comes a day after EC asked govt to defer gas price hike

Reuters New Delhi
Last Updated : Mar 25 2014 | 12:50 PM IST

The BJP would review a new gas pricing formula if elected, a party official said on Tuesday, a day after the election commission asked the government to defer an increase in prices that was to take effect on April 1.

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"If we are voted into power we would have to look at all the facts, all the realities on the ground, while keeping the interest of stakeholders in mind - in particular consumers," said Narendra Taneja, National Convener, Energy Cell, for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

"If this means going for a review we will review the pricing formula," Taneja told Reuters, reiterating a position stated previously by a senior BJP leader.

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First Published: Mar 25 2014 | 12:37 PM IST

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