India, March 17 -- The US-origin ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies may be in early stages of discussion to acquire the Gurugram-based electric cab service operator BluSmart Mobility.

This comes at a time when when Gensol Engineering, a solar engineering procurement and construction company which is promoted by BluSmart's cofounder Anmol Singh Jaggi, is facing liquidity issues, according to an Economic Times report.

HT.com cannot independently verify the authenticity of the information contained in the report.

BluSmart's Jaggi had also denied holding such acquisition talks with Uber.

Uber is a direct competitor, with its service called 'Uber Green' which the company is looking to expand.

BluSmart's over 5,000 strong electric vehicl...