Quite easy. You're doing it wrong, cause by that Event the control is not there.
protected void GridView1_RowDataBound(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
{
if (e.Row.RowType == DataControlRowType.DataRow &&
e.Row.RowState == DataControlRowState.Edit)
{
DropDownList dl = (DropDownList)e.Row.FindControl("ddlState");
}
}
--Amit