The revelation that the US gave 21 million dollars for alleged voter turnout in India has snowballed into a major controversy, with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) saying it is “very deeply troubling” while a slugfest ensued between the BJP and Congress.

Indian authorities are looking into "deeply troubling" information about U.S. governmental activity in the country, New Delhi said on Friday, after President Donald Trump suggested that a U.S. government agency had spent money trying to influence Indian elections.

US President Donald Trump last week called the funding to India a 'kickback scheme', while asserting that USAID was 'trying to get somebody else elected'.

India is troubled by USAID's funding activities, raising fears of foreign interference in its internal affairs. The Ministry of External Affairs is investigating these concerns following remarks by US President Donald Trump,

The Trump administrations Department of Government Efficiency announced the cancellation of a $21 million USAID grant, initially mistaken for voting turnout in India. Records show the funds were actually for Bangladesh's political and civic engagement programs.

Days after the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced on February 16 that it had “cancelled” USAID funding of “$21 million for voter turnout in India”, the Ministry of External Affairs Friday described it as “very deeply troubling”,