Prakash Mehta (born April 22, 1959) is an Indian politician from Maharashtra and a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the President for Mumbai BJP Unit.

Currently Prakash Mehta is the State Cabinet Minister for Housing, Labour and Mining.This is his six consecutive term as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra.

Early Life Career

Prakash Mehta belongs to Gujarati middle-class family and is originally from Una town in Saurashtra region of Gujarat. He married with Kishori Mehta and having two sons Abhishek Mehta, Harsh Mehta Prakash Mehta was drawn to politics in his early teens and was a member of Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh . During 1975-77, as a youth, he actively participated and volunteered during the National Emergency and Corruption Movement launched by Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan.