Telangana Finance and Health Minister, Harish Rao, met with former Jubilee Hills MLA, Vishnuvardhan Reddy, on Monday. Harish Rao invited Reddy to join the BRS party. Reddy had expressed his dissatisfaction with the Congress party for denying him the MLA ticket from Jubilee Hills. This led to a protest by his followers at the Gandhi Bhavan. In the second list of Congress, Reddy was denied the ticket and it was given to Mohammad Azharuddin. It is expected that Reddy will soon join BRS.