According to a report by prominent online blogging

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According to a report by prominent online blogging platform soic.in, Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the second-largest economy of India in GDP share after Maharashtra. As per this, while Maharashtra leads with a GDP share of 15.7 percent of the country's total GDP, Uttar Pradesh follows closely with a GDP share of 9.2 percent. In the context of GDP share, Uttar Pradesh has outpaced states such as Tamil Nadu (9.1 percent), Gujarat (8.2 percent), and West Bengal (7.5 percent). States like Karnataka (6.2 percent), Rajasthan (5.5 percent), Andhra Pradesh (4.9 percent), and Madhya Pradesh (4.6 percent) are significantly behind Uttar Pradesh.