Alleging that Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa was being "humiliated" by the BJP high command, state Congress Working President Eshwar Khandre on Friday invited him to join the party.
Khandre was reacting to a question about him joining the BJP on getting an offer.
"That question will not arise at all. Let Yediyurappa come and join our party, he is being harassed by his high command," Khandre told reporters at Bhalki.
He claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi by allegedly not giving appointment to the Chief Minister, who is the representative of seven crore people of the state, to discuss flood relief, had humiliated the people of the state.
"Why should he (Yediyurappa) remain (in BJP)? If he has self-respect, let him quit the party and join our party," he added.
Asked what kind of harassment Yediyurappa was facing, Khandre said, "You (media) too know what the situation is. You know how he is being treated. Everything was coming from the top and how he is able to administer.."