[2][3] Dreshaj began his political career at the municipal level in Istog, appearing in the tenth place on a combined electoral list of the AAK and the Democratic League of Dardania (LDD) in the 2013 Kosovan local elections.
The PDK and AAK formed a coalition government after the election, and he received a mandate in September 2017 to replace Rrustem Berisha, who had been appointed as a cabinet minister.
[9] He ran for mayor of Istog in the 2017 Kosovan local elections and was initially declared the winner over Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) incumbent Haki Rugova in the second round of voting.
[11][12] Dreshaj called for an increase in Kosovo's minimum wage during his parliamentary term, citing the need to prevent youth from leaving the territory.
[17] The LDK and AAK formed a coalition government in June 2020, and Dreshaj was appointed as deputy minister of foreign affairs.
[19] Vetëvendosje (VV) won the election by a landslide, and Dreshaj's term as deputy minister ended when the new administration was formed.