India's wholesale price-based inflation accelerated to a four-month high of 2.36% year on year in October due to elevated food prices, government data released on Thursday showed.

Chhattisgarh witnessed the highest inflation rate among states and Union territories in October, followed by Bihar, highlighting the inflat.

Vegetable inflation hardened to a 57-month high of 42.2 per cent in October, which weighed on food and beverages basket in the inflation index.

India's retail inflation surged to a 14-month high in October, driven by a jump in vegetable prices and dashing hopes of an interest rate cut by the central bank next month.

Food price inflation, a major contributor to the wholesale price index, rose by 11.59% annually in October, compared to a 9.47% gain in September.

India's retail inflation in October accelerated to 6.21% year-on-year, breaching the central bank's target range for the first time in over a year, as food prices remained stubbornly high, government data released on Tuesday showed.