SAD leader Anil Joshi set to join Congress
The former 2-time MLA from Amritsar (North) recently met Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and AICC general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal in Delhi, reportedly expressing his desire to join the Congress
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In a major development, SAD leader Anil Joshi is all set to join the Congress in the coming days.
Joshi, a former two-time MLA from Amritsar (North), recently met senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and AICC general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal in Delhi, reportedly expressing his desire to join the Congress.
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Joshi, who had resigned from the Akali Dal on November 20, 2024, had rejoined the party in June this year during the byelections to the Ludhiana (West) seat.
He had unsuccessfully contested the 2024 Lok Sabha polls from Amritsar on a SAD ticket.
He was a two-time BJP MLA from Amritsar North between 2007 and 2017.
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Joshi joined SAD after the BJP expelled him for criticising the party for “mishandling” the farmers’ agitation in 2021.
He served as the local bodies and medical education and research minister in the SAD-BJP regime from 2012 to 2017.
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