BJP leader and former minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar responded to Musk’s post, emphasising India’s modern democratic infrastructure.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk lauded India’s election process, particularly its speed in counting votes. Taking to social media platform X, Musk shared a post about India's Lok Sabha elections, where 640 million votes were counted within 24 hours.

Elon Musk lauds India's one-day vote count, yet his previous skepticism of EVMs raises questions about his stance

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has applauded the Indian electoral system after vote counting for two state Assembly elections and by-elections were concluded in a single day, while also taking a jibe at the process in the US where the poll is yet to be called in California.

In the broader context, Donald Trump has made a historic comeback by winning the 2024 US presidential election, defeating Kamala Harris. Following this victory, Musk has been nominated to lead the new "Department of Government Efficiency" under the Trump administration.

Musk, while celebrating India's achievement, also used the opportunity to criticize the voting process in the United States.

Even after almost 20 days since the 2024 US presidential elections results were announced, the counting in California state is still underway and the poll has not been officially called.

Amid California's prolonged vote-counting process following the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Elon Musk criticized the delay.

Elon Musk criticizes US election process, praises India's efficiency in counting votes, highlighting California's slow ballot counting.

The ability to manage such a vast electoral system can be attributed to decades of refinement in the country's election infrastructure.

Elon Musk recently drew a comparison between India's and the United States' voting systems, highlighting the efficiency of India's election process. India successfully counted 640 million votes in a single day using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs),