US Was Trying To Influence Indian Elections? Elon Musk-Led DOGE Cancels USD 22 Million Intended For 'Voter Turnout In India'

BJP's IT Cell head while responding to this wrote, "$21M for voter turnout? This definitely is external interference in India's electoral process. Who gains from this? Not the ruling party for sure!"

US might have been trying to interfere with the Indian elections.

Source : X/@BRICSinfo

The US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk has recently announced that the department is cancelling a USD 22 million funding that was intended for "voter turnout in India."

DOGE in a post on X, listed the spending that has been cancelled, and that list includes "USD 21M for voter turnout in India." DOGE wrote, "US taxpayer dollars were going to be spent on the following items, all of which have been cancelled."

US taxpayer dollars were going to be spent on the following items, all which have been cancelled:
- $10M for "Mozambique voluntary medical male circumcision"
- $9.7M for UC Berkeley to develop "a cohort of Cambodian youth with enterprise driven skills"
- $2.3M for "strengthening…

— Department of Government Efficiency (@DOGE) February 15, 2025

BJP's Response & Congress Link

BJP's IT Cell head, Amit Malviya, responded to this and wrote, "$21M for voter turnout? This definitely is external interference in India's electoral process. Who gains from this? Not the ruling party for sure!"

- $486M to the “Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening,” including $22M for "inclusive and participatory political process" in Moldova and $21M for voter turnout in India.

$21M for voter turnout? This definitely is external interference in India’s electoral… https://t.co/DsTJhh9J2J

— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) February 15, 2025

Malviya then dug a bit deep and came up with a link to Congress. In a follow-up post, he wrote, "Once again, it is George Soros, a known associate of the Congress party and the Gandhis, whose shadow looms over our electoral process. In 2012, under the leadership of S.Y. Quraishi, the Election Commission signed an MoU with The International Foundation for Electoral Systems—an organization linked to George Soros’s Open Society Foundation, which is primarily funded by USAID."

Once again, it is George Soros, a known associate of the Congress party and the Gandhis, whose shadow looms over our electoral process.

In 2012, under the leadership of S.Y. Quraishi, the Election Commission signed an MoU with The International Foundation for Electoral… https://t.co/PO13Iyroee pic.twitter.com/gdgAQoDbPh

— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) February 16, 2025

He added, "Ironically, those questioning the transparent and inclusive process of appointing India’s Election Commissioner—a first in our democracy, where previously the Prime Minister alone made the decision—had no hesitation in handing over the entire Election Commission of India to foreign operators. It is becoming increasingly evident that the Congress-led UPA systematically enabled the infiltration of India’s institutions by forces opposed to the nation’s interests—those who seek to weaken India at every opportunity."