Overview

• Joshi formally entered the Congress on October 1 in Chandigarh in the presence of state in-charge Bhupesh Baghel and other senior Punjab leaders.
• Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring welcomed him, with Partap Singh Bajwa and MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla among those attending the event.
• He met Rahul Gandhi and K. C. Venugopal in New Delhi days earlier, discussing political matters before deciding to switch.
• Media coverage suggests he could be considered for the upcoming Tarn Taran Assembly bypoll, though the party has made no announcement.
• A former BJP and SAD leader, Joshi was a cabinet minister in the 2012 SAD–BJP government, contested the 2024 Amritsar Lok Sabha seat on a SAD ticket, and says he resigned from the Akali Dal in November 2024.