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Jagannathrao Joshi (23 June 1920 – 15 July 1991) was an Indian politician and a senior leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) and
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(BJP). He was born at Nargund,
Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...
on 23 June 1920. He completed his matriculation from Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya in
Pune Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau in Western ...
and graduation in English Hons from Sir Parshurambhau College. Inspired by the ideology of the
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, he began his political career with the Jana Sangh in Pune.Jagannathrao Joshi - Organiser, 1 August 2010
/ref> Joshi was elected to the
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twice from Madhya Pradesh as Jana Sangh member, in 1967 (from
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) and 1971 (from Shajapur). Later, he served as a member of the
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from 1978 to 1984. He was BJP's candidate from
Pune Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau in Western ...
in 1984 Lok Sabha elections. One of the tallest national political leaders of the RSS parivar and a well-respected orator, he actively participated in the Goa Liberation Movement. His contribution to building the BJS and BJP in Karnataka earned him the epithet "Karnataka Kesari" (Lion of Karnataka). He could deliver impeccable political speeches in several languages, such as Hindi, English, Kannada and Marathi, all of which languages he spoke with native fluency. Joshi died on 15 July 1991 at the age of 71. Obituary - Parliament of India
/ref> A Government Primary School at Sanquelim in Goa is named in his honour.


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1920 births 1991 deaths People from Gadag district People from Maharashtra India MPs 1967–1970 India MPs 1971–1977 Rajya Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh Marathi politicians Goa liberation activists Lok Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh People from Shajapur district Bharatiya Jana Sangh politicians Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Madhya Pradesh People from Bhopal district Rajya Sabha members from the Bharatiya Janata Party {{MadhyaPradesh-BJP-politician-stub