The government has stoked the competitive spirit among states by getting them ranked—by the World Bank—across eight broad parameters over the first six months of 2015 in implementing a 98-point plan on the Ease of Doing Business. This is a big first step for a country that, while being ranked a lowly 142 among 189 nations, is planning to make it to the top 50. Five of the top six states identified by the World Bank in terms of improved performance—Gujarat, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan—are all ruled by the BJP; Andhra Pradesh, ranked second, is ruled by the TDP, a BJP ally. While Gujarat leads with an implementation status of 71.14%, it cannot yet be classified as a Leader (implementation level of 75% or more) state.
