Pralhad Joshi
{{short description|Indian politician (born 1962)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Prahlad Joshi (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Joshi in 2023
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|11|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bijapur, Mysore State, India
(present-day Karnataka)
| office5 = President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka
| term_start5 = {{Start date|2012|07|12|df=yes}}
| term_end5 = {{End date|2016|01|12|df=yes}}
| predecessor5 = K. S. Eshwarappa
| successor5 = B. S. Yediyurappa
| office = Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
| primeminister = Narendra Modi
| term_start = {{Start date|2024|06|10|df=yes}}
| term_end =
| predecessor = Piyush Goyal
| successor =
| office1 = Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy
| primeminister1 = Narendra Modi
| term_start1 = {{Start date|2024|06|10|df=yes}}
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = Raj Kumar Singh
| successor1 =
| office6 = Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
| primeminister6 = Narendra Modi
| term_start6 = {{Start date|2019|05|30|df=yes}}
| term_end6 = {{End date|2024|06|10|df=yes}}
| predecessor6 = Narendra Singh Tomar
| successor6 = Kiren Rijiju
| office2 = Union Minister of Coal
| primeminister2 = Narendra Modi
| term_start2 = {{Start date|2019|05|30|df=yes}}
| term_end2 = {{End date|2024|06|10|df=yes}}
| predecessor2 = Piyush Goyal
| successor2 = G. Kisan Reddy
| office3 = Union Minister of Mines
| primeminister3 = Narendra Modi
| term_start3 = {{Start date|2019|05|30|df=yes}}
| term_end3 = {{End date|2024|06|10|df=yes}}
| predecessor3 = Narendra Singh Tomar
| successor3 = G. Kisan Reddy
| office4 = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
| constituency4 = Dharwad, Karnataka
| term_start4 = {{Start date|2004|05|24|df=yes}}
| predecessor4 = Vijay Sankeshwar
| successor4 =
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| spouse = Jyothi Joshi
| children = 3
| occupation = Politician
| education = Railway School
New English School
| alma_mater = Shri Kadasiddeshwar Arts College
}}
Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/pralhad-venkatesh-joshi|title=Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi | National Portal of India|website=www.india.gov.in|access-date=24 March 2021|archive-date=23 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423074102/https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/pralhad-venkatesh-joshi|url-status=live}} (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.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 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610171457/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 |date=10 June 2024 }} {{Bare URL inline|date=August 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.{{cite news |last1=Lok Sabha |title=Pralhad Joshi |url=https://loksabha.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=3982&lastls=17 |accessdate=2 January 2023 |work= |date=2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102082806/https://loksabha.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=3982&lastls=17 |archivedate=2 January 2023}}{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=2024-06-09 |title=Pralhad Joshi, RSS loyalist & five-time MP, returns as union minister |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/karnataka/pralhad-joshi-rss-loyalist-five-time-mp-returns-as-union-minister/articleshow/110851906.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-12-18 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389 |archive-date=9 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609193308/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/karnataka/pralhad-joshi-rss-loyalist-five-time-mp-returns-as-union-minister/articleshow/110851906.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite web |last=Pereira |first=Aaron |date=8 May 2018 |title=In Hubli's disputed Idgah, a lesson for Gurugram |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/karnataka-assembly-elections-2018-in-hublis-disputed-idgah-a-lesson-for-gurugram-5167566/ |access-date=23 July 2022 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=23 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723163258/https://indianexpress.com/elections/karnataka-assembly-elections-2018-in-hublis-disputed-idgah-a-lesson-for-gurugram-5167566/ |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite web |title=Pralhad Joshi: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia |url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/pralhad-joshi-33757.html |access-date=23 July 2022 |website=www.oneindia.com |language=en |archive-date=23 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723163300/https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/pralhad-joshi-33757.html |url-status=live }}
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.{{Cite news |last=Staff Writer |first= |date=31 May 2019 |title=PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905173440/https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html |archive-date=5 September 2024 |access-date=18 December 2024 |work=Mint |language=en |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=12 June 2024 |title=Pralhad Joshi takes charge as Cabinet Minister for second time |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/pralhad-joshi-takes-charge-as-cabinet-minister-for-second-time/article68277351.ece |access-date=18 December 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} 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.{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=4 June 2024 |title=Pralhad Joshi wins for a record fifth time but says he is not happy with the reduced margin |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/pralhad-joshi-wins-for-a-record-fifth-time-but-says-he-is-not-happy-with-the-reduced-margin/article68251753.ece |access-date=18 December 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=6 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606015229/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/pralhad-joshi-wins-for-a-record-fifth-time-but-says-he-is-not-happy-with-the-reduced-margin/article68251753.ece |url-status=live }}
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.{{Cite web |date=10 June 2024 |title=Karnataka's representative in Union Cabinet: Pralhad Joshi profile |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/karnatakas-representative-in-union-cabinet-pralhad-joshi-profile-3059463 |access-date=18 December 2024 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en |archive-date=10 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610010703/https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/karnatakas-representative-in-union-cabinet-pralhad-joshi-profile-3059463 |url-status=live }}File:Shri Pralhad Joshi taking charge as the Union Minister for Coal, in New Delhi on May 31, 2019 (1).jpg on 31 May 2019]]
See also
References
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{{s-ttl|title=Ministry of New and Renewable Energy|years=10 June 2024 – Present}}
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{{s-ttl|title=Minister of Mines|years=31 May 2019 – 10 June 2024}}
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External links
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