Banda Prakash

{{Short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{ Infobox officeholder

|name = Banda Prakash Mudiraj

|image = TRS Calender 2019 s(cropped).jpg

| office= Deputy Chairman of the Telangana Legislative Council

| term_start = 12 February 2023

| predecessor= Vacant

| office1 = Member of Legislative Council
Telangana

| constituency1 = Elected by MLAs

| term_start1 = 22 November 2021

| office2 = Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

| term_start2 = 3 April 2018

| term_end2 = 4 December 2021

| predecessor2 = Palvai Govardhan Reddy, INC

| successor2 = Vaddiraju Ravichandra, BRS

| constituency2 = Telangana

|party = Bharat Rashtra Samithi

|birth_place = Warangal

}}

Banda Prakash Mudiraj (born 1954) is an Indian politician who is currently Deputy Chairman of the Telangana Legislative Council from 12 February 2023. Also He is the Member of Telangana Legislative Council from 22 November 2021. Earlier he served as Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha representing Telangana from 23 March 2018 to 4 December 2021.[https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2018/mar/13/five-candidates-from-telangana-file-nominations-for-rajya-sabha-1786162.html Five candidates from Telangana file nominations for Rajya Sabha- The New Indian Express]{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/trs-rajya-sabha-mp-banda-prakash-quits/article37843703.ece|title = TRS Rajya Sabha MP Banda Prakash quits|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 4 December 2021}} He won the voting with 33 votes.{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/trs-wins-all-three-rajya-sabha-seats-in-telangana-118032301078_1.html|title=TRS wins all three Rajya Sabha seats in Telangana|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=23 March 2018}} He is the President of Telangana Mudiraj Mahasabha. He belongs to Bharat Rashtra Samithi in Telangana.[https://munsifdaily.in/kcr-finalizes-santhosh-uma-lingaiah-yadav-for-three-rs-seats/ KCR finalizes Santhosh, Uma, Lingaiah Yadav for three RS seats - The Munsif Daily]

Banda Prakash was unanimously elected as Deputy Chairman of the Telangana Legislative Council on 12 February 2023.{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1=The Hindu |title=Banda Prakash elected Dy. Chairman of Council unopposed |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/banda-prakash-elected-dy-chairman-of-council-unopposed/article66500001.ece |access-date=16 February 2023 |date=12 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216102941/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/banda-prakash-elected-dy-chairman-of-council-unopposed/article66500001.ece |archive-date=16 February 2023 |language=en-IN}}