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

Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi^[2] (born 27 November 1962) is an Indian politician who is Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, 10th Minister of New and Renewable Energy since 2024.^[3] He was also the Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines of India, from 2019 to 2024 and 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 Lok Sabha (2014–2018).

Pralhad 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.

On 13 March 2024, he was announced as the BJP candidate from the Dharwad constituency in the 2024 General Elections, which he has represented for the past three terms.^[4]

Early life

Pralhad Joshi was born on 27 November 1962 in Bijapur, Mysore State, India.^[5]

Early politics

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.^[6] He was then elected the president of BJP in Dharwad district. He first contested in the 14th Lok Sabha elections in 2004 where he won the Dharwad 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 MPs 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 and was subsequently appointed Minister of parliamentary affairs; Minister of coal; and Minister of Mines in Modi's cabinet.^[7]

Union Minister

He took oath as the Cabinet minister on 30 May 2019 and became the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines.^[8]

References

^ "Current Lok Sabha Members Biographical Sketch". Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2006.
^ "Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi | National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in.
^ 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 ^{[bare URL]}
^ "Second list of BJP candidates for ensuing General Elections 2024 to the Parliamentary Constituencies of different states finalised by BJP CEC". 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
^ Lok Sabha (2022). "Pralhad Joshi". Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
^ "In Hubli's disputed Idgah, a lesson for Gurugram". The Indian Express. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
^ "Pralhad Joshi: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
^ "PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers", Live Mint, 31 May 2019

Lok Sabha
Preceded by Vijay Sankeshwar	Member of Parliament for Dharwad North 2004 – 2009	Succeeded by Constituency ceased to exist
Preceded by Constituency created	Member of Parliament for Dharwad 2009 – Present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Narendra Singh Tomar	Minister of Parliamentary Affairs 31 May 2019 – 10 June 2024
Preceded by Piyush Goyal	Minister of Coal 31 May 2019 – 10 June 2024
Preceded by Piyush Goyal	Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution 10 June 2024 – Present	Incumbent
Preceded by Piyush Goyal	Ministry of New and Renewable Energy 10 June 2024 – Present	Incumbent
Preceded by Narendra Singh Tomar	Minister of Mines 31 May 2019 – 10 June 2024