Punjab
Punjab has an impressive mix of industrial and agricultural economy. The hub of many a manufacturing unit, Punjab's mainstay is agriculture.
It is also ranked amongst India's richest states. Unfortunately, it is also has widespread corruption which has seen TI categorise it as being 'Moderately Corrupt,' something that should worry Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.
Image: Sikh devotees pay homage at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. | Photograph: Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images
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