Though the relation between the Telugu states was never been so clean after the bifurcation of the states, at least the two states’- Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, are identified as the joint toppers in the ease of doing business.
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) & World Bank released these rankings, in which Gujarat lost its top slot this time and had to adjust in the third position. TS and AP ended the closely-contested contest with a score of 98.78% on the 340 parameters that states were ranked on.
Chattisgarh, on the other side, continued to be in its 4th position, followed by Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Maharashtra. They were classified as leaders in the rankings by the department of industrial policy and promotion along with the World Bank.
Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Bihar were classified as "aspiring leaders", while Himachal, Tamil Nadu and Delhi were identified as states where acceleration is required.