In 2005, Sanjay Joshi, the RSS man in the Gujarat BJP, was caught amid a sex CD controversy in the backdrop of BJP's silver jubilee celebrations. At the time, Joshi was a 39-year-old man. A mechanical engineer by qualification, Sanjay Joshi was famous for his organisational skills. However, he avoided the media like the plague.

In 1990, he wanted to contest elections from Nagpur but the party didn't give him a ticket. So, he opted for Gujarat.