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Minister Jayant Patil invites Elon Musk to set up Tesla plant in Maharashtra

NCP minister Jayant Patil has invited Elon Musk, the CEO of US-based electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla, to set up the firm’s manufacturing unit in Maharashtra. Patil, the state’s Minister for Water Resources, said, “Maharashtra is a leading industrial state of India.

The state which houses Mumbai, the economic capital of the country, has always been conducive for investors.” In an open invitation to Musk on Twitter, Patil asked him to consider setting up a manufacturing plant for Tesla cars in the state.