Bengaluru, Aug. 8 -- Bhartiya Janta Party State President BY Vijayendra called Congress Leader and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi a "desperate leader" for his allegation over creating fake votes in Karnataka.

Vijayendra said, "I feel pity for Rahul Gandhi. He is a desperate leader who has failed continuously to gain the confidence of the people of this country... Failed Rahul Gandhi has alleged malpractices and blamed the Election Commission..."

Narrating a past incident, Vijayendra said, "When Manmohan Singh was in the Parliament, Mamata Banerjee raised the issue in the Parliament that thousands of illegal Bangladeshi migrants were added to the voter list in Bihar, for which she was suspended from the Parliament... Rahul Gandhi and ...