Which among the following states share the boundaries with the maximum number of other states of India?

The correct answer is Assam. Assam is surrounded by Arunachal Pradesh on the north as well as east, Nagaland and Manipur on the east, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram on the south and West Bengal on the west. Hence, the total number of states bordering Assam is seven . Madhya Pradesh is bordered on the west by Gujarat , on the northwest by Rajasthan , on the northeast by Uttar Pradesh , on the east by Chhattisgarh , and on the south by Maharashtra . Hence, the total number of states bordering Madhya Pradesh is five . Maharashtra is bordered by the states of Gujarat , Madhya Pradesh to the north, Chhattisgarh to the east, Telangana to the southeast, Karnataka to the south and Goa to the southwest. Hence, the total number of states bordering Maharashtra is six . Bihar is bordered by Indian states of Uttar Pradesh in the west, Jharkhand in the south, and West Bengal in the east. Hence, the total number of states bordering Bihar is three . If the question asked "state/union territories" then Uttar Pradesh would have been the answer. Uttar Pradesh shares a boundary with the maximum number of other Indian states. It shares its border with Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar as well as Delhi - total nine .