Prakash Mehta (born 22 April 1959) is an Indian politician from Maharashtra and a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

[3] Prakash Mehta belongs to Gujarati middle-class family and is originally from Una town in Saurashtra region of Gujarat.

Prakash Mehta was drawn to politics in his early teens and was a member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

During 1975–77, as a youth, he actively participated and volunteered during the Emergency and Total Revolution launched by Jayprakash Narayan.

[3] Mahul residents have been protesting since 23 October 2018 to demand solutions and action from Mehta to relocate them, which has been declared 'not fit for human habitation' by the National Green Tribunal act in 2015.