New Delhi, July 25 -- Amid the ongoing protest by opposition against the Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR), Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday said questions about the Election Commission and Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) are raised only when they fear losing polls.

Joshi said similar issues had come up in the past too, including after the Maharashtra elections, and added that the Congress is making up excuses ahead of imminent defeat.

"SIR has happened before as well. It also started after Rahul Gandhi wrote a letter to the Election Commission after the Maharashtra Elections. When they lose, they doubt the EC, EVM... They talked about the constituency of Karnataka. Was everything alright during the 2023 (Karnataka) election...