Which one among the following States shares common boundaries with maximum number of other States? .

Among the given options, Chhattisgarh shares its boundaries with the maximum number of states. Chhattisgarh borders seven states: Uttar Pradesh to the north, Jharkhand to the northeast, Odisha to the east, Telangana to the south, Maharashtra to the southwest, Madhya Pradesh to the west, and Andhra Pradesh to the southeast [2]. Madhya Pradesh borders five states (Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, and Uttar Pradesh). West Bengal borders five states (Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim, and Assam) [1]. Andhra Pradesh, following the 2014 bifurcation that created Telangana, borders five states (Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu) [2]. While Uttar Pradesh (8 states) and Assam (7 states) are the overall leaders in India, among the specific choices provided, Chhattisgarh's count of seven makes it the correct answer.

Sources

1. [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 6: Union and Its Territory > New States and Union Territories Created After 1956 > p. 56
2. [2] https://sathee.iitk.ac.in/gk/geography/