All India EV’s analysis of October 2026 VAHAN state-wise data shows how sales leadership varies across India among the country’s six largest electric two-wheeler brands.
National sales rankings tell one part of India’s electric two-wheeler story. State-level results reveal where each brand is winning.
Comparing October sales across TVS, Bajaj, Ather, Hero MotoCorp, Ola Electric and Greaves Electric Mobility, TVS has the widest state leadership footprint. It leads in 18 of India’s 28 states, followed by Bajaj and Ather with three each. Hero MotoCorp and Greaves lead one state each.
Ola does not lead any state within this comparison. Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland recorded zero October sales across the six compared brands, leaving both without a leader.
| Brand | States led in October |
| TVS | 18 |
| Bajaj | 3 |
| Ather | 3 |
| Hero MotoCorp | 1 |
| Greaves / Ampere | 1 |
TVS: The Broadest State Leadership Footprint
TVS’s leadership extends across southern, central, northern and northeastern India.
Its 18 leading states are Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Among these, Karnataka recorded 6,890 TVS registrations, followed by Tamil Nadu at 6,564, Uttar Pradesh at 5,449, Madhya Pradesh at 4,960 and Odisha at 4,802.
The geographical spread is significant: TVS’s October leadership is distributed across several regions rather than concentrated within one cluster.
However, the number of states led must be read alongside sales volume. Leading Sikkim with two registrations carries a different commercial weight from leading Karnataka with nearly 6,900.
Bajaj: Maharashtra Anchors Its Position
Bajaj leads Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa.
Maharashtra stands out, with 13,348 Bajaj registrations in October. Within the supplied dataset, that exceeds TVS’s 7,039 registrations in the state by 6,309 units.
Bajaj also recorded 4,009 registrations in Gujarat and 300 in Goa.
These results illustrate why national competitiveness cannot be assessed through state counts alone. Bajaj leads fewer states than TVS, but its Maharashtra volume gives it a substantial position in a major market.
Ather: Three State Wins Across Different Regions
Ather leads Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Tripura, recording 51, 47 and 18 registrations, respectively.
These are smaller-volume markets, so the leadership positions should be interpreted in that context.
Ather also has meaningful volumes in states where it does not rank first. In Karnataka, for example, it recorded 4,919 registrations, behind TVS. A count of state wins therefore captures outright leadership, but does not fully describe a brand’s competitive presence.
Hero MotoCorp Leads West Bengal
Hero MotoCorp leads West Bengal, with 1,373 October registrations.
The result gives Hero a clear state-level leadership position within the six-brand comparison.
For manufacturers, such differences between national and state rankings can help identify where to examine distribution, product acceptance and local competition more closely. Sales data alone, however, does not establish which factors caused a brand’s performance.
Greaves/Ampere Takes Bihar by 15 Units
Greaves Electric Mobility, the maker associated with Ampere in this comparison, leads Bihar with 957 registrations.
TVS follows closely at 942, leaving a margin of just 15 units.
Bihar also explains an important distinction in the analysis: TVS leads 19 states when only the national top five brands are compared. Adding sixth-ranked Greaves reduces that figure to 18, because Greaves takes Bihar.
Defining the comparison group is therefore essential before presenting a leadership map.
What the Map Reveals
October’s results show two different forms of competitive strength: TVS’s broad geographical leadership and Bajaj’s substantial volume advantage in Maharashtra.
Ather, Hero and Greaves add further regional variation, while Ola’s absence from the state-winner list should not be interpreted as an absence of sales or market presence.
For India’s electric two-wheeler industry, the useful questions extend beyond who ranks first nationally: where does each brand lead, how large is that market, and how close is the next competitor?
Methodology: All India EV analysed October 2026 sales figures in the supplied VAHAN state-wise exports. Leadership means the highest October unit sales among the six compared brands. Union territories are excluded from the 28-state count. Zero means zero recorded sales in the supplied files; it does not establish the absence of underlying demand.
