Hyderabad, Sept. 19 -- BJP MP Konda Vishweshwar Reddy has hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over allegations of vote theft, stating that Gandhi is making excuses ahead of the Bihar elections because he knows he's going to lose.

Speaking to ANI on Friday, Reddy questioned the logic of tampering with EVMs, asking why the need to "steal votes" if manipulation was possible.

"After losing Maharashtra and Haryana, he blamed EVMS, claiming they are wrong. Now he knows he is going to lose Bihar, so he is making such excuses before the elections... If we can really tamper with EVMS, why do we need to steal votes?," he said.

On Thursday, Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi had held a news conference in New Delhi...