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Former Punjab Minister Anil Joshi connected Wednesday (October 1, 2025) joined the Congress successful the beingness of party's State in-charge and erstwhile Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Bhagel here.
His joining came days aft Mr. Joshi met Congress person Rahul Gandhi and enactment wide caput (organisation) K.C. Venugopal successful Delhi.
Addressing the media successful Chandigrarh, Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring said Mr. Joshi, who has a large sanction successful Punjab, has decided to articulation the Congress. "I invited him into the party," helium said.
Leader of Opposition successful the Punjab Assembly Partap Singh Bajwa, Amritsar MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla and different party's elder leaders were contiguous astatine the joining ceremony. Mr. Joshi, a erstwhile BJP leader, was expelled from the enactment aft helium criticised the Centre for "mishandling" the workplace agitation against the now-repealed workplace laws successful 2021. Thereafter, helium joined the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).
Mr. Joshi was elected Amritsar North MLA successful 2007 and successful the 2012 Assembly polls connected a BJP ticket. He was made the Local Bodies, Medical Education and Research Minister during the SAD-BJP authorities from 2012-2017.
He had unsuccessfully contested the 2024 Lok Sabha polls from Amritsar spot connected a SAD ticket. He tendered his resignation from the Akali Dal successful November past year.
In June this year, Mr. Joshi rejoined the SAD successful the beingness of enactment president Sukhbir Singh Badal successful Ludhiana.
