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Pralhad Joshi
Joshi in 2023
Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 June 2024 (2024-06-10)
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Piyush Goyal
Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 June 2024 (2024-06-10)
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Raj Kumar Singh
Union Minister of Coal
In office 30 May 2019 (2019-05-30) – 10 June 2024 (2024-06-10)
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Piyush Goyal
Succeeded by	G. Kisan Reddy
Union Minister of Mines
In office 30 May 2019 (2019-05-30) – 10 June 2024 (2024-06-10)
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Narendra Singh Tomar
Succeeded by	G. Kisan Reddy
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 May 2004 (2004-05-24)
Preceded by	Vijay Sankeshwar
Constituency	Dharwad, Karnataka
President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka
In office 12 July 2012 (2012-07-12) – 12 January 2016 (2016-01-12)
Preceded by	K. S. Eshwarappa
Succeeded by	B. S. Yediyurappa
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
In office 30 May 2019 (2019-05-30) – 10 June 2024 (2024-06-10)
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Narendra Singh Tomar
Succeeded by	Kiren Rijiju
Personal details
Born	(1962-11-27) 27 November 1962 (age 62) Bijapur, Mysore State, India (present-day Karnataka)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Jyothi Joshi
Children	3
Education	Railway School New English School
Alma mater	Shri Kadasiddeshwar Arts College
Occupation	Politician

Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi (born 27 November 1962) is an Indian politician who is the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and the Minister of New and Renewable Energy since 2024. He was also the Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, the Minister of Coal and the Minister of Mines from 2019 to 2024. Joshi has also been a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha since 2004, representing the Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency. He was also the State President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka (BJP) from 2014 to 2016. He served in the panel of chairpersons of the Lok Sabha (2014–2018).

Joshi first came to public notice with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) when they organised a movement to hoist the Flag of India at the Idagah Maidan Hubli Karnataka during 1992–1994. Recently the Supreme Court of India has upheld the Karnataka High Court order restoring the ownership of the said maidan to the Hubli-Dharwad Municipal corporation. He has been elected to Lok Sabha in the general elections of 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019.

Early life and education

Pralhad Joshi was born on 27 November 1962 in Bijapur, Mysore State, India, to father, Venkatesh Joshi, and mother, Malatibai Joshi. His father was an Indian Railways employee and Joshi is the third of his parents. Joshi's primary education was in the Railway School, his secondary education in New English School in Hubballi, and for his higher education, Joshi graduated from Shri Kadasiddeshwar Arts College in Hubballi.

Joshi has been member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) from a young age and he attended the RSS' training camps.

Early political career

An industrialist by vocation in his early days, Pralhad Joshi ingratiated himself into the political fray by organising a movement to hoist the Tri-colour flag at Idagah Maidan (also known as Kittur Rani chennamma Maidan) Hubli Karnataka from 1992 to 1994. He also led the "Save Kashmir Movement" during those years, which established him as a known figure in those regions of the state. He was then elected the president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Dharwad district. He first contested in the 14th Lok Sabha elections in 2004, where he won from the Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency by defeating INC's B.S Patil.

He's won three consecutive elections from that constituency and is the incumbent MP of Dharwad. In the 2009 General elections, he won by second highest margin amidst 28 constituencies in Karnataka, while most of the ministers and Members of Parliament secured a loss in the same year. In 2019, he retained the Dharwad seat for a second term by a margin of over one lakh votes.

Union Minister

Joshi took oath as a Cabinet minister on 30 May 2019, and he was appointed the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, the Minister of Coal and the Minister of Mines. His tenure in these ministerial posts lasted till June 2024, and after the 2024 Indian general election, Joshi was appointed the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and the Minister of New and Renewable Energy in June 2024. Joshi's win, for the fifth time in a row, from the Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency was a record of consecutive wins by any candidate in the constituency; however Joshi stated that he was unhappy due to winning with a reduced vote margin.

Personal life

Joshi is married to Jyoti Joshi and they have three daughters. Joshi has been reported to be a reader and has interests in Indian classical music and cricket.

See also

• Second Modi ministry
• Third Modi ministry

References

1. "Current Lok Sabha Members Biographical Sketch". Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2006.
2. "Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi | National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
3. https://www.moneycontrol.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/pralhad-joshi-appointed-as-minister-of-new-and-renewable-energy-whats-in-store-for-the-sector-article-12745267.html Archived 10 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine
4. Lok Sabha (2022). "Pralhad Joshi". Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
5. ^ PTI (9 June 2024). "Pralhad Joshi, RSS loyalist & five-time MP, returns as union minister". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
6. Pereira, Aaron (8 May 2018). "In Hubli's disputed Idgah, a lesson for Gurugram". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
7. "Pralhad Joshi: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
8. Staff Writer (31 May 2019). "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers". Mint. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
9. "Pralhad Joshi takes charge as Cabinet Minister for second time". The Hindu. 12 June 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
10. "Pralhad Joshi wins for a record fifth time but says he is not happy with the reduced margin". The Hindu. 4 June 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
11. "Karnataka's representative in Union Cabinet: Pralhad Joshi profile". Deccan Herald. 10 June 2024. Archived from the original on 10 June 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.

External links

• Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website

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