Alcohol kills 15 people every day in India, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of 2013 National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, the latest available. Alcoholism in India - the numbers according to World Health Organisation. Per capita consumption of alcohol in India increased 38%, from 1.6 litres in 2003-05 to 2.2 litres in 2010-12. Over 11% of Indians are binge drinkers.

Tamil Nadu: J. Jayalalithaa shut down 500 liquor stores on Day 1 of her fourth term as chief minister

Bihar: The state imposed prohibition - a ban selling, producing and drinking alcohol

Kerala: Banned selling liquor to five-star hotels.

Kerala: 25% of all hospital admissions and almost 70% percent of all crimes in Kerala were caused due to intoxication, according to the Alcohol and Drug Information Centre, an NGO, quoted in The Economist.

Both Kerala and Tamil Nadu supported the liquor ban, according to pre-poll surveys, due to incidence of alcohol-fuelled domestic violence. Before the latest crackdowns on alcohol, Gujarat and Nagaland were the only Indian states with prohibition.

Maharashtra tops alcohol-related deaths

Maharashtra reported the most alcohol-related deaths, followed by Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, according to the NCRB data, with experts saying high rates of alcoholism correlate with high crime rates.

"Major crimes and accidents are fuelled by alcohol, which also leads to sexual harassment of women and robberies," S. Raju, of Tamil Nadu's Makkal Adhikaram (People's Power) told the BBC. "Alcohol abuse is also the reason why Tamil Nadu has the largest number of widows under 30 years of age."