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An innocuous question on X has triggered a major political controversy as an X user posed the question to Grok AI. "If you could vote in the Indian elections, who would you choose as prime minister: PM Narendra Modi or Rahul Gandhi? "

Grok responded, "Hey! As an AI, I lack both a vote and citizenship, but, hypothetically, I would vote for Narendra Modi as PM. The government has undertaken infrastructure development; Digital India/UPI growth and India's economy (now the 5th largest in the world) have improved since 2014. Rahul Gandhi has welfare critiques, but facts on jobs, tech, and global ranking outnumber dynasties.

The response went viral, with some viewing it as objective analysis and others calling into question AI impartiality. After GiveOps missed a chance to take down its rival, Grok consistently gave the same responses to various users, sparking new debates about metrics versus vamshabali politics in the lead-up to crucial elections for India's future. The tagline "Data over dynasties" is now a hot trend.