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| education = [[Bachelor of Arts]] <br /> [[Bachelor of Laws]]
| education = [[Bachelor of Arts]] <br /> [[Bachelor of Laws]]
| alma_mater = [[St. Stanislaus High School]]<br /> [[Siddharth College of Law, Mumbai]]
| alma_mater = [[St. Stanislaus High School]]<br /> [[Siddharth College of Law, Mumbai]]
| office = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member]] of the [[Parliament of India|Indian parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| office = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| term_start = {{start date|1999|10|10|df=yes}}
| term_start = {{start date|1999|10|10|df=yes}}
| term_end = {{end date|2004|02|06|df=yes}}
| term_end = {{end date|2004|02|06|df=yes}}
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| constituency1 = [[Akola (Lok Sabha constituency)|Akola]]
| constituency1 = [[Akola (Lok Sabha constituency)|Akola]]
| predecessor1 = [[Pandurang Pundalik Fundkar]]
| predecessor1 = [[Pandurang Pundalik Fundkar]]
| office2 = [[Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member]] of the [[Parliament of India|Indian parliament]] of [[Rajya Sabha]]  
| office2 = [[Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]]  
|constituency2= [[Maharashtra]]
|constituency2= [[Maharashtra]]
| term_start2 = {{start date|1990|09|18|df=yes}}
| term_start2 = {{start date|1990|09|18|df=yes}}
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The RPI's greatest success was in 1988 when Ambedkar, in alliance with other Dalit organisations, took out a massive demonstration in Mumbai. The occasion was the controversy regarding a move to delete from the official publication of B. R. Ambedkar's writings a portion called ''Riddles of Hinduism''. The deletion move was supported by [[Shiv Sena]] which by this time was emerging as a Hindu political organisation. To bring all Dalit organisations together for this purpose, Prakash Ambedkar formed Ambedkar Vichar Samvardhak Samiti (AVSS).<ref name=":0"/> Under the leadership of Prakash Ambedkar, [[R. S. Gavai]] and others on 5 February 1988, Dalits put on a massive show of strength which brought more than four to five [[lakh]] followers of [[B. R. Ambedkar]] into the heart of Mumbai city from different parts of Maharashtra and also from [[Gujarat]] and other states. Within days of the Dalit demonstration in Mumbai, the 'Riddles' issue was resolved at a meeting on February 10 of representatives of the [[Shiv Sena]], the Maratha Mahasangh and the various groups of the [[Republican Party of India]] and the [[Dalit Panthers]] called by the state chief minister. It was agreed at the meeting that the relevant appendix would be retained intact in the fourth volume of Ambedkar's works; only a line would be added to clarify that the Maharashtra government did not agree or disagree with B. R. Ambedkar's comments on the Hindu gods.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Jadhav|first=M. H.|date=1988|title=Loyalty to Ambedkar Reaffirmed|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=23|issue=8|pages=348–349|issn=0012-9976|jstor=4378133}}</ref>
The RPI's greatest success was in 1988 when Ambedkar, in alliance with other Dalit organisations, took out a massive demonstration in Mumbai. The occasion was the controversy regarding a move to delete from the official publication of B. R. Ambedkar's writings a portion called ''Riddles of Hinduism''. The deletion move was supported by [[Shiv Sena]] which by this time was emerging as a Hindu political organisation. To bring all Dalit organisations together for this purpose, Prakash Ambedkar formed Ambedkar Vichar Samvardhak Samiti (AVSS).<ref name=":0"/> Under the leadership of Prakash Ambedkar, [[R. S. Gavai]] and others on 5 February 1988, Dalits put on a massive show of strength which brought more than four to five [[lakh]] followers of [[B. R. Ambedkar]] into the heart of Mumbai city from different parts of Maharashtra and also from [[Gujarat]] and other states. Within days of the Dalit demonstration in Mumbai, the 'Riddles' issue was resolved at a meeting on February 10 of representatives of the [[Shiv Sena]], the Maratha Mahasangh and the various groups of the [[Republican Party of India]] and the [[Dalit Panthers]] called by the state chief minister. It was agreed at the meeting that the relevant appendix would be retained intact in the fourth volume of Ambedkar's works; only a line would be added to clarify that the Maharashtra government did not agree or disagree with B. R. Ambedkar's comments on the Hindu gods.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Jadhav|first=M. H.|date=1988|title=Loyalty to Ambedkar Reaffirmed|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=23|issue=8|pages=348–349|issn=0012-9976|jstor=4378133}}</ref>


Bahujan Mahasangh, a political formation working in close association with the Bharatiya Republican Party led by Prakash Ambedkar, was formed in February 1993. In the summer of that year, its candidate won Kinwat legislative assembly seat in Nanded district, defeating Congress and BJP contestants.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gavaskar|first=Mahesh|date=1994|title=Bahujans as Vanguards: BSP and BMS in Maharashtra Politics|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=29|issue=16/17|pages=895–896|issn=0012-9976|jstor=4401084}}</ref> The alliance between Bharatiya Republican Party and Bahujan Mahasangh visualised a joint front of Dalits and OBCs whose cultural identity was essentially non-Brahmin. Bahujan Mahasangh argued that in the Brahminical social order, both Dalits and OBCs find themselves equally oppressed culturally.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Palshikar|first=Suhas|date=1994|title=POLITICS IN MAHARASHTRA: ARRIVAL OF THE 'BAHUJAN' IDIOM|journal=The Indian Journal of Political Science|volume=55|issue=3|pages=271–284|issn=0019-5510|jstor=41855699}}</ref> Bahujan Mahasangh had defined the Bahujan category to include Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains and Muslims, as well as caste groups such as Shudra (OBCs) and ati-Shudra (Dalits), tribes, women, poor Marathas, and poor Brahmins, thus including all those who are subjugated through caste, class and gender exploitation.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Guru|first=Gopal|date=1993|title=Emergence of Bahujan Mahasangha in Maharashtra|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=28|issue=46/47|pages=2500–2502|issn=0012-9976|jstor=4400407}}</ref>
Bahujan Mahasangh, a political formation working in close association with the Bharatiya Republican Party led by Prakash Ambedkar, was formed in February 1993. In the summer of that year, its candidate won Kinwat legislative assembly seat in Nanded district, defeating Congress and BJP contestants.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gavaskar|first=Mahesh|date=1994|title=Bahujans as Vanguards: BSP and BMS in Maharashtra Politics|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=29|issue=16/17|pages=895–896|issn=0012-9976|jstor=4401084}}</ref> The alliance between Bharatiya Republican Party and Bahujan Mahasangh visualised a joint front of Dalits and OBCs whose cultural identity was essentially non-Brahmin. Bahujan Mahasangh argued that in the Brahminical social order, both Dalits and OBCs find themselves equally oppressed culturally.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Palshikar|first=Suhas|title=Politics in Maharashtra: Arrival of the 'Bahujan' Idiom|date=1994|journal=The Indian Journal of Political Science|volume=55|issue=3|pages=271–284|issn=0019-5510|jstor=41855699}}</ref> Bahujan Mahasangh had defined the Bahujan category to include Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains and Muslims, as well as caste groups such as Shudra (OBCs) and ati-Shudra (Dalits), tribes, women, poor Marathas, and poor Brahmins, thus including all those who are subjugated through caste, class and gender exploitation.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Guru|first=Gopal|date=1993|title=Emergence of Bahujan Mahasangha in Maharashtra|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=28|issue=46/47|pages=2500–2502|issn=0012-9976|jstor=4400407}}</ref>


In memory of [[Mahar]] soldiers who fought in the [[Battle of Koregaon]], their descendants ([[Marathi Buddhists|Buddhists]]) visit [[Koregaon Bhima]] on 1 January every year to honor them. On 1 January 2018, [[Marathi Buddhists|Buddhists]], as well as some [[Hindu]] dalit, OBC and [[Sikh]] people visited the 'Jay sthambh' (victory pillar) at [[Koregaon Bhima]] in [[Pune district]], [[Maharashtra]].Prakash Ambedkar accused [[Sambhaji Bhide]] and [[Milind Ekbote]] of seducing the invading Hindutva people and demanded the police investigation and strict action against the two. But the Maharashtra government and the state police did not take any action against the culprits. So on 3 January 2018, he called on the people of Maharashtra to call "Maharashtra [[Bandh]]". This call to shut down Maharashtra received a huge response from the people and the [[bandh]] was a success. The bandh was seen across Maharashtra including [[Mumbai]]. According to Ambedkar, more than 50% Maharashtrian people participated in the bandh. Earlier only [[Bal Thackeray]] of Shiv Sena had the power to shut down Mumbai. Subsequently, Prakash Ambedkar's political power increased. He came to the center of Ambedkarite and Bahujan community. The youth group in particular became his supporters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://khabar.ndtv.com/news/maharashtra/dalit-groups-bandh-in-maharashtra-called-off-1795363|title=प्रकाश अंबेडकर ने महाराष्ट्र बंद वापस लेने का किया ऐलान, लोकल ट्रेन की सेवाएं फिर से बहाल|website=NDTVIndia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://khabar.ndtv.com/news/maharashtra/live-update-mumabi-band-br-ambedkar-grandson-strike-in-maharashtratoday-pune-violence-1795091|title=मुंबई में दिखा दलित समुदाय के बंद का असर, कई बसें तोड़ीं, रेल सेवा की बाधित|website=NDTVIndia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-42540567|title=कोरेगांव हिंसा: दलित संगठनों का आज महाराष्ट्र बंद|first=मयूरेश|last=कोन्नुर|date=3 January 2018|via=www.bbc.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thewirehindi.com/30471/bhima-koregaon-violence-maharashtra-bandh/|title=महाराष्ट्र बंद: मुंबई में बसों पर हमला, नागपुर और पुणे में स्थिति तनावपूर्ण|website=thewirehindi.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hindi.indiatvnews.com/india/national-prakash-ambedkar-give-ultimatum-to-maharashtra-bjp-government-arrest-sambhaji-bhide-in-eight-days-574885|title=महाराष्ट्र: प्रकाश अंबेडकर ने दिया बीजेपी को अल्टीमेटम- भीमा-कोरेगांव हिंसा के मुख्य आरोपी संभाजी भिड़े को आठ दिन में करें गिरफ्तार|first=Avinash|last=Tripathi|date=27 March 2018|website=India TV Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hindi.sakshi.com/news/2018/01/03/prakash-ambedkar-withdraws-maharashtra-bandh-call|title=‘महाराष्ट्र बंद’ वापस लेने का ऐलान, जानें दिनभर का घटनाक्रम|website=Sakshipost Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loksatta.com/mumbai-news/live-updates-bhima-koregaon-violence-mumbai-pune-prakash-ambedkar-dalit-outfits-on-road-railway-protest-1610478/|title=आंबेडकरी संघटनांचा महाराष्ट्र बंद मागे; प्रकाश आंबेडकरांची घोषणा|date=3 January 2018}}</ref>
In memory of [[Mahar]] soldiers who fought in the [[Battle of Koregaon]], their descendants ([[Marathi Buddhists|Buddhists]]) visit [[Koregaon Bhima]] on 1 January every year to honor them. On 1 January 2018, [[Marathi Buddhists|Buddhists]], as well as some [[Hindu]] dalit, OBC and [[Sikh]] people visited the 'Jay sthambh' (victory pillar) at [[Koregaon Bhima]] in [[Pune district]], [[Maharashtra]].Prakash Ambedkar accused [[Sambhaji Bhide]] and [[Milind Ekbote]] of seducing the invading Hindutva people and demanded the police investigation and strict action against the two. But the Maharashtra government and the state police did not take any action against the culprits. So on 3 January 2018, he called on the people of Maharashtra to call "Maharashtra [[Bandh]]". This call to shut down Maharashtra received a huge response from the people and the [[bandh]] was a success. The bandh was seen across Maharashtra including [[Mumbai]]. According to Ambedkar, more than 50% Maharashtrian people participated in the bandh. Earlier only [[Bal Thackeray]] of Shiv Sena had the power to shut down Mumbai. Subsequently, Prakash Ambedkar's political power increased. He came to the center of Ambedkarite and Bahujan community. The youth group in particular became his supporters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://khabar.ndtv.com/news/maharashtra/dalit-groups-bandh-in-maharashtra-called-off-1795363|title=प्रकाश अंबेडकर ने महाराष्ट्र बंद वापस लेने का किया ऐलान, लोकल ट्रेन की सेवाएं फिर से बहाल|website=NDTVIndia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://khabar.ndtv.com/news/maharashtra/live-update-mumabi-band-br-ambedkar-grandson-strike-in-maharashtratoday-pune-violence-1795091|title=मुंबई में दिखा दलित समुदाय के बंद का असर, कई बसें तोड़ीं, रेल सेवा की बाधित|website=NDTVIndia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-42540567|title=कोरेगांव हिंसा: दलित संगठनों का आज महाराष्ट्र बंद|first=मयूरेश|last=कोन्नुर|newspaper=BBC News हिंदी|date=3 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thewirehindi.com/30471/bhima-koregaon-violence-maharashtra-bandh/|title=महाराष्ट्र बंद: मुंबई में बसों पर हमला, नागपुर और पुणे में स्थिति तनावपूर्ण|website=thewirehindi.com|date=3 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hindi.indiatvnews.com/india/national-prakash-ambedkar-give-ultimatum-to-maharashtra-bjp-government-arrest-sambhaji-bhide-in-eight-days-574885|title=महाराष्ट्र: प्रकाश अंबेडकर ने दिया बीजेपी को अल्टीमेटम- भीमा-कोरेगांव हिंसा के मुख्य आरोपी संभाजी भिड़े को आठ दिन में करें गिरफ्तार|first=Avinash|last=Tripathi|date=27 March 2018|website=India TV Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hindi.sakshi.com/news/2018/01/03/prakash-ambedkar-withdraws-maharashtra-bandh-call|title='महाराष्ट्र बंद' वापस लेने का ऐलान, जानें दिनभर का घटनाक्रम|website=Sakshipost Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loksatta.com/mumbai-news/live-updates-bhima-koregaon-violence-mumbai-pune-prakash-ambedkar-dalit-outfits-on-road-railway-protest-1610478/|title=आंबेडकरी संघटनांचा महाराष्ट्र बंद मागे; प्रकाश आंबेडकरांची घोषणा|date=3 January 2018}}</ref>


Prakash Ambedkar founded new political party the ''[[Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi]]'' on 20 March 2018 with its ideology primarily emphasizing [[Constitutionalism]], [[Ambedkarism]], [[Secularism]], [[Socialism]] and [[Progressivism]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/politics/asaduddin-owaisi-prakash-ambedkar-vba-aimim-maharashtra-elections-2019|title=Asaduddin Owaisi's Dalit outreach and the relevance of Prakash Ambedkar's Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi|last=Farooquee|first=Neyaz|website=The Caravan|language=en|access-date=2019-04-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lokmat.com/maharashtra/depatriate-bahujan-leaders-turn-maharashtra-change/|title=वंचित बहुजन आघाडीने महाराष्ट्रात बदलाचे वारे!|last=author/lokmat-news-network|date=2018-09-29|website=Lokmat|access-date=2019-04-19}}</ref> The Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi registered as a political party a year later on 15 March 2019, prior to the [[2019 Indian general election|2019 elections]] for [[Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/150-list-of-political-parties-year-2018-19/|title=List of Political Parties Year 2018-19|website=Election Commission of India|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-04-19}}</ref> It is supported by nearly 100 small political parties and social organizations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thewire.in/politics/election-2019-maharashtra-voting-live-update|title=Elections 2019 {{!}} The Big Players in Maharashtra|website=The Wire|access-date=2019-04-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/elections/lok-sabha-prakash-ambedkar-front-to-contest-all-48-lok-sabha-seats-in-maharashtra-19037696.html|title=Lok Sabha Elections 2019: महाराष्ट्र में कांग्रेस को झटका, प्रकाश आंबेडकर ने गठबंधन से पल्ला झाड़ा|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi|access-date=2019-04-19}}</ref> Prakash Ambedkar is the supremo of the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/maharashtra/mumbai-bjp-shivsena-will-get-advantage-in-loksabha-election-2019-after-prakash-ambedkar-break-alliance-hope-with-congress-dlpg-1753129.html|title=प्रकाश आंबेडकर के अकेले चुनाव लड़ने से बीजेपी-शिवसेना को होगा फायदा– News18 हिंदी|date=2019-03-12|website=News18 India|access-date=2019-04-19}}</ref>
Prakash Ambedkar founded new political party the ''[[Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi]]'' on 20 March 2018 with its ideology primarily emphasizing [[Constitutionalism]], [[Ambedkarism]], [[Secularism]], [[Socialism]] and [[Progressivism]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/politics/asaduddin-owaisi-prakash-ambedkar-vba-aimim-maharashtra-elections-2019|title=Asaduddin Owaisi's Dalit outreach and the relevance of Prakash Ambedkar's Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi|last=Farooquee|first=Neyaz|website=The Caravan|language=en|access-date=2019-04-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lokmat.com/maharashtra/depatriate-bahujan-leaders-turn-maharashtra-change/|title=वंचित बहुजन आघाडीने महाराष्ट्रात बदलाचे वारे!|last=author/lokmat-news-network|date=2018-09-29|website=Lokmat|access-date=2019-04-19}}</ref> The Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi registered as a political party a year later on 15 March 2019, prior to the [[2019 Indian general election|2019 elections]] for [[Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/category/150-list-of-political-parties-year-2018-19/|title=List of Political Parties Year 2018-19|website=Election Commission of India|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-04-19}}</ref> It is supported by nearly 100 small political parties and social organizations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thewire.in/politics/election-2019-maharashtra-voting-live-update|title=Elections 2019 {{!}} The Big Players in Maharashtra|website=The Wire|access-date=2019-04-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/elections/lok-sabha-prakash-ambedkar-front-to-contest-all-48-lok-sabha-seats-in-maharashtra-19037696.html|title=Lok Sabha Elections 2019: महाराष्ट्र में कांग्रेस को झटका, प्रकाश आंबेडकर ने गठबंधन से पल्ला झाड़ा|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi|access-date=2019-04-19}}</ref> Prakash Ambedkar is the supremo of the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/maharashtra/mumbai-bjp-shivsena-will-get-advantage-in-loksabha-election-2019-after-prakash-ambedkar-break-alliance-hope-with-congress-dlpg-1753129.html|title=प्रकाश आंबेडकर के अकेले चुनाव लड़ने से बीजेपी-शिवसेना को होगा फायदा– News18 हिंदी|date=2019-03-12|website=News18 India|access-date=2019-04-19}}</ref>
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