Pralhad Joshi
Pralhad Joshi
Constituency: Dharwad
Born/Date of Birthday: 27 November 1962
Place of Birth: Vijayapura,Vijayapura district, Karnataka, India
Nationality: Indian
Political party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Educational Qualifications: B.A. Educated at K.S. Arts College, Hubli and Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka
Profession: Industrialist
Marital Status: Married
Date of Marriage: 26 Nov 1992
Spouse's Name: Smt. Jyoti Joshi
No.of Daughters: 3
Parents: Shri Venkatesh Joshi, Smt. Malatibai
Permanent Address: 122-D, Mayuri Estate, Keshwapur, Hubballi-580023, Karnataka.
Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi (born 27 November 1962) is an Indian politician who is the current union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines of India, since from 30 May 2019 and Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, since from 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 Lok Sabha (2014-2018).
Pralhad Joshi (sometimes spelled Prahlad Joshi) first came to public notice with RSS when they organised a movement to hoist the Tri-colour flag at Idagah Maidan Hubli Karnataka during 1992–1994. Recently the Supreme court 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.
On 30 May 2019, Pralhad Joshi was sworn in as a cabinet minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's second term government.
