Karnataka Minister invites Elon Musk to set up manufacturing in the State.

Karnataka joins the beeline of Indian States inviting Tesla CEO Elon Musk to set up company’s EV manufacturing plant. Murugesh R Nirani, Minister of Large and Medium Industries, government of Karnataka, recently invited Elon Musk to set up his Tesla plant in Bengaluru.

The Minister said in a tweet, “With over 400 R&D centres, 45+ EV startups & an EV cluster near Bengaluru, Karnataka has emerged as EV hub of India. Mr @elonmusk, Karnataka would be an ideal destination to set up @Tesla plant. Bengaluru is already Tesla’s maiden address in India.”

The Minister’s tweet was welcomed by some Twitterati while others questioned the lack of basic infrastructure in the city.The Minister’s tweet was welcomed by some Twitterati while others questioned the lack of basic infrastructure in the city.

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