‘Has double-engine govt run out of oil?’ Opposition questions Maharashtra Govt over fuel shortage reports

Key points

• The Opposition Congress and NCP (SP) on Wednesday (May 20, 2026) attacked the Maharashtra government over reports of fuel shortages in parts of the State and asked if "even the oil in the engines of the double-engine government has run out".
• Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar and NCP (SP) MLA Jayant Patil cited incidents where a police vehicle sent to search for a missing girl in Nagpur apparently did not have diesel, and attack on a petrol pump worker in Jalgaon over alleged fuel shortage.
• People in the State were facing a lack of security and fuel shortage, while taxpayer-funded hoardings continued to shine ahead of elections, Mr.
• Wadettiwar claimed.
• Amid the ongoing West Asia crisis, the central government has maintained that there is no shortage of petrol, diesel or LPG.