November 9, 2026: In a statement yesterday (7 November), the ministry said all 56 samples tested from different locations across Karnataka, covering supplies from the country's three state-owned oil marketing companies, met the prescribed specifications.

The samples recorded ethanol content ranging from 19% to 20%, with an average of 19.30%, it said.

The ministry also questioned the sampling procedures and testing methodology used by the Karnataka government in its October 2026 exercise.

The dispute follows a statement by a Karnataka minister on Friday that four in five petrol pumps surveyed in the state were selling fuel with ethanol content exceeding the permitted 20% limit.

(Source: Tbs news)