Following Elon Musk’s recent announcement about his plans to possibly launch Tesla vehicles in India next year, Maharashtra’s tourism and environment minister, Aaditya Thackeray, has claimed that he and industries minister, Subhash Desai, has already held a video conference with Tesla executives to invite them to the state.

This evening I had the opportunity to participate in a video call by Industries Minister @Subhash_Desai ji with @Tesla team to invite them to Maharashtra. I was present not because of just the investment but my firm belief in electric mobility & sustainability @elonmusk

The developments follow Elon Musk’s tweet earlier this week, when he hinted that the company might be looking at bringing its electric vehicles to India in 2021. Replying to a tweet from The Tesla Club India about when the company plans to bring its vehicles to the country, Musk wrote “next year for sure”. He, however, failed to offer an official timeline for the proposed launch.

Next year for sure