evidence: Bandi Sanjay said Harish Rao was a very popular leader and a fine politician and invited the latter to join the BJP. [...] He even went to the extent of saying that Harish Rao is welcome to join the BJP if he resigns from his membership to the Assembly. [...] In this context, he said Harish Rao was welcome to join the BJP if he is willing to quit as MLA, which is being seen as a veiled invitation to him.