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Pralhad Joshi | |
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| Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| Minister of Coal | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Piyush Goyal |
| Minister of Mines | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Narendra Singh Tomar |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 24 May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Vijay Sankeshwar |
| Constituency | Dharwad |
| 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 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 November 1962 Bijapur, Mysore State (present day Vijayapura, Karnataka), India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Jyothi Joshi |
| Children | 3 |
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Pralhad Venkatesh[2] Joshi (born 27 November 1962) is an Indian politician who is the current union Minister of Coal, Mines[3] and Parliamentary Affairs of India, since from 30 May 2019. He has been a member of Lok Sabha since 2004 and was elected to 17th Lok Sabha in 2019 from 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.
Union Minister

He took oath as the Cabinet minister on 30 May 2019 and became the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines.[4]
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Retrieved 23 September 2006.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/pralhad-venkatesh-joshi
- ↑ govt of india}}
- ↑ "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 – Present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Piyush Goyal |
Minister of Coal 31 May 2019 – Present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Narendra Singh Tomar |
Minister of Mines 31 May 2019 – Present |
Incumbent |
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