Which of the following states has not shown a decline in

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According to Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade data, Maharashtra and Gujarat recorded a positive growth in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the current fiscal even as the overall FDI inflows into the country decelerated due to rising global interest rates. FDI inflows into Maharashtra went up by 19 per cent year-on-year to ₹85,186 crore during the April-December of the current fiscal. FDI inflows into Gujarat during the first three quarters of the current fiscal more than doubled to ₹32,349 crore. However, in the first three quarters of the current fiscal, FDI inflows into Karnataka declined by 45 per cent. FDI inflows into Tamil Nadu fell by 15 per cent y-o-y in the current fiscal whereas Rajasthan recorded 61 per cent growth in FDI inflows. The overall FDI inflows into India fell by 9 per cent to ₹2.91-lakh crore during April-December 2022.   The computer software and hardware sector attracted the highest inflows of ₹63,819 crore in the first nine months of the current fiscal. FDI flows to the automobile sector saw the steepest decline of 77 per cent year-on-year to ₹10,015 crore during the current fiscal.