Petrol crisis deepens in Manipur, which is going to polls on March 4 and 8. (Photo: PTI)

Manipur is one of the five states which will have a new government next month after completion of elections process. But, unlike other four states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Goa, electioneering in Manipur is hit by oil prices.

Petrol is being sold in the state at Rs 250 per litre and that too in black market. The Indian Oil Corporation tried to mitigate the fuel crisis by airlifting 96,000 litres of oil in Manipur but the crisis stays.

The candidates contesting the two-phased Assembly polls are campaigning door-to-door on foot as hiring vehicles would escalate the election expenditure.