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'''Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/pralhad-venkatesh-joshi|title=Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi &#124; National Portal of India|website=www.india.gov.in}}</ref> (born 27 November 1962) is an Indian politician who is the current union [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Minister of Parliamentary Affairs]], [[Ministry of Coal (India)|Coal]] and [[Ministry of Mines (India)|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)|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 Venkatesh Joshi'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/pralhad-venkatesh-joshi |title=Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi &#124; 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}}</ref> (born 27 November 1962) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 13th [[Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution|Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution]] and the 10th [[Ministry of New and Renewable Energy|Minister of New and Renewable Energy]] since 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=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|archiveurl=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|title=Pralhad Joshi appointed as Minister of New and Renewable Energy. What's in store for the sector?|archivedate=10 June 2024|website=Moneycontrol}}</ref> In July 2026, following the resignation of [[Dharmendra Pradhan]] amid the [[NEET 2026 Paper leak]] controversy and criticism over the management of the [[National Testing Agency]] (NTA), Joshi assumed office as the Union Minister of Education while continuing to hold his existing portfolios in the [[Union Cabinet]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pralhad Joshi was assigned the additional charge of the Ministry of Education. |url=https://www.news18.com/india/pralhad-joshi-gets-additional-charge-of-education-ministry-after-dharmendra-pradhans-exit-10233544.html |website=news18.com}}</ref>
 
He was also the Union [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Minister of Parliamentary Affairs]], and played a prominent role in the smooth passing of crucial bills like [[Abrogation of Article 370]], [[Citizenship Amendment Bill]] and many more in both the houses. He also served as the [[Ministry of Coal (India)|Minister of Coal]] and the [[Ministry of Mines (India)|Minister of Mines]] from 2019 to 2024. Joshi has also been a [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] in the [[Lok Sabha]] since 2004, representing the [[Dharwad (Lok Sabha constituency)|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 Indian general election|2004]], [[2009 Indian general election|2009]], [[2014 Indian general election|2014]], [[2019 Indian general election|2019]] and [[2024 Indian general election|2024]].
 
== 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref name="PTI 2024">{{Cite news |last=PTI |date=9 June 2024 |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=18 December 2024 |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}}</ref> His father was an Indian Railways employee and Joshi is the third child of his parents.<ref name="PTI 2024" /> Joshi's [[primary education]] was in the [[Railway schools in India|Railway School]], his [[secondary education]] in New English School in [[Hubli|Hubballi]]''',''' and for his [[Tertiary education|higher education]], Joshi graduated from Shri Kadasiddeshwar Arts College in Hubballi.<ref name="PTI 2024" />
 
== 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 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He was then elected the president of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) in [[Dharwad district]]. He first contested in the [[2004 Indian general election|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 the second-highest margin amidst 28 constituencies in Karnataka, while most of the ministers and [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>


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|Hubli-Dharwad Municipal corporation]]. He has been elected to Lok Sabha in the general elections of 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019.
Joshi has been a member of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS) from a young age.<ref name="PTI 2024" />


On 30 May 2019, Pralhad Joshi was sworn in as a cabinet minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's second term government.
== Union Minister ==
[[File:Shri Pralhad Joshi taking charge as the Union Minister for Coal, in New Delhi on May 31, 2019 (1).jpg|thumb|left|Pralhad Joshi taking charge as the [[Minister of Coal]] on 31 May 2019]]
Joshi took oath as a [[Union Council of Ministers|Cabinet minister]] on 30 May 2019, and he was appointed the [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Minister of Parliamentary Affairs]], the [[Ministry of Coal|Minister of Coal]] and the [[Ministry of Mines (India)|Minister of Mines]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> His tenure in these ministerial posts lasted till June 2024, and after the [[2024 Indian general election]], Joshi was appointed the [[Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution|Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution]] and the [[Ministry of New and Renewable Energy|Minister of New and Renewable Energy]] in June 2024.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>


==Union Minister==
After nationwide student protests over the [[2026 NEET controversy|2026 NEET paper leak controversy]], which lead to the resignation of Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan on 25th July, Joshi was handed additional charge as the Education minister. <ref>{{Cite news |date=25 July 2026|title=Pralhad Joshi appointed as Education Minister after Pradhan resigns from post |url=https://theprint.in/india/pralhad-joshi-appointed-as-education-minister-after-pradhan-resigns-from-post/2996873/ |access-date=25 July 2026 |work= The Print |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Shri Pralhad Joshi taking charge as the Union Minister for Coal, in New Delhi on May 31, 2019 (1).jpg|thumb|left|Pralhad Joshi taking charge as the [[Minister of Coal]] on 31 May 2019.]]


He took oath as the Cabinet minister on 30 May 2019 and became the Minister of [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]], [[Ministry of Coal|Coal]] and [[Ministry of Mines (India)|Mines]].<ref>{{citation |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 |work=[[Live Mint]] |date=31 May 2019 }}</ref>
== Personal life ==
Joshi is married to Jyoti Joshi and they have three daughters.<ref name="PTI 2024" /> Joshi has been reported to be a reader and has interests in [[Indian classical music]] and [[cricket]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>


==References==
== See also ==
* [[Second Modi ministry]]
* [[Third Modi ministry]]
 
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* [https://archive.today/20071030104829/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=3982 Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha] – Parliament of India website (archived)


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Pralhad Joshi
Joshi in 2026
Union Minister of Education
Assumed office
25 July 2026 (2026-07-25)
PresidentDhruv Singh Rawat
Preceded byDharmendra Pradhan
Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Assumed office
10 June 2024 (2024-06-10)
Preceded byPiyush Goyal
Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy
Assumed office
10 June 2024 (2024-06-10)
Preceded byRaj Kumar Singh
Other ministerial offices
Union Minister of Coal
In office
30 May 2019 (2019-05-30) – 10 June 2024 (2024-06-10)
Preceded byPiyush Goyal
Succeeded byG. Kisan Reddy
Union Minister of Mines
In office
30 May 2019 (2019-05-30) – 10 June 2024 (2024-06-10)
Preceded byNarendra Singh Tomar
Succeeded byG. Kisan Reddy
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
In office
30 May 2019 (2019-05-30) – 10 June 2024 (2024-06-10)
Preceded byNarendra Singh Tomar
Succeeded byKiren Rijiju
President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka
In office
12 July 2012 (2012-07-12) – 12 January 2016 (2016-01-12)
Preceded byK. S. Eshwarappa
Succeeded byB. S. Yediyurappa
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
24 May 2004 (2004-05-24)
Preceded byVijay Sankeshwar
ConstituencyDharwad, Karnataka
Personal details
Born (1962-11-27) 27 November 1962 (age 63)
Bijapur, Mysore State, India
(present-day Karnataka)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)
Jyothi Joshi
(
m. 1992)
Children3
EducationShri Kadasiddheshwar Arts College and HS Kotambri Science Institute
Occupation
[1]

Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi[2] (born 27 November 1962) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 13th Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and the 10th Minister of New and Renewable Energy since 2024.[3] In July 2026, following the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan amid the NEET 2026 Paper leak controversy and criticism over the management of the National Testing Agency (NTA), Joshi assumed office as the Union Minister of Education while continuing to hold his existing portfolios in the Union Cabinet.[4]

He was also the Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, and played a prominent role in the smooth passing of crucial bills like Abrogation of Article 370, Citizenship Amendment Bill and many more in both the houses. He also served as 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, 2019 and 2024.

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.[5][6] His father was an Indian Railways employee and Joshi is the third child of his parents.[6] 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.[6]

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 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.[7] 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 the 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.[8]

Joshi has been a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) from a young age.[6]

Union Minister

Pralhad Joshi taking charge as the Minister of Coal on 31 May 2019

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.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11]

After nationwide student protests over the 2026 NEET paper leak controversy, which lead to the resignation of Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan on 25th July, Joshi was handed additional charge as the Education minister. [12]

Personal life

Joshi is married to Jyoti Joshi and they have three daughters.[6] Joshi has been reported to be a reader and has interests in Indian classical music and cricket.[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Current Lok Sabha Members Biographical Sketch". Retrieved 23 September 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  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. ↑ "Pralhad Joshi appointed as Minister of New and Renewable Energy. What's in store for the sector?". Moneycontrol. Archived from the original on 10 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Pralhad Joshi was assigned the additional charge of the Ministry of Education". news18.com.
  5. ↑ Lok Sabha (2022). "Pralhad Joshi". Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Pralhad Joshi takes charge as Cabinet Minister for second time". The Hindu. 12 June 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "Pralhad Joshi appointed as Education Minister after Pradhan resigns from post". The Print. 25 July 2026. Retrieved 25 July 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ↑ "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.
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

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