The soft top and without A/C should be cheaper than 8L, how much cheaper? (Ok, I see the price mentioned in the article below.)
The Force Motors web site still doesn't want to admit that they sell Gurkha. Except this news item:
http://forcemotors.com/html/news.aspx?id=89
Rs.7.72L ex-showroom for hardtop - That is like 8.6L-8.7L on-road in Karnataka.

Rs.7.27L ex-showroom for softtop - That's 8L on-road in Karnataka.