Ludhiana, June 10 -- The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday received a shot in the arm with former cabinet minister Anil Joshi making a comeback into the party as well as joining its campaign for the Ludhiana West assembly by-election. Joshi had left SAD in November 2024 while alleging that the party was entangled only in religious and 'panthic' agenda, and had "forgot" the real issues of Punjab.

Welcoming Joshi, SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal said, "We have a bond spanning two decades. It gives me immense happiness that Joshi has decided to rejoin the SAD in the interest of Punjab and Punjabiat. We all feel there is a need to bring back the era of peace and communal harmony and will strive for the same."

Joshi said, "It is the need...