Birth Date : 5th Jan. 1934; Birth Time : 10: 17 AM IST

Birth Place : DELHI; LAT: 028 N 40' LONG: 077 E 13'

The horoscope of Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi has tenth lord Mars exalted in 12th house combined with lords of ascendant (Saturn), 4th & 9th (Venus) and Rahu. The strength of 10th lord & its conjunction with Ascendant lord (also strong in its own sign) shows independent views while its conjunction with Venus results in the Dharmakarmadhipati Yoga. Natives born in this yoga will be God fearing, truthful and very industrious. Venus is also the 10th lord from the Moon sign. The Arudha Lagna is in Sagittarius & its lord Jupiter, a natural benefic is placed in the 10th house (Throne / Rajya) from it. The Lagna (self/position) and Ghatika Lagna (power/authority) are in samasaptaka while the Hora Lagna (wealth) is divorced from them. This shows that the native can never be motivated by wealth to compromise or misuse his position or authority. Such honesty is a rare phenomena in politics & its occurrence in the horoscope of a present day politician shows that India is in the threshold of a new phase where its high spiritual ideal of truth (OM TAT SAT or SATYA MEVA JAYATE) will find a strong place in the body politic.

Mars in the 5th from Navamsa Lagna makes him bellicose while Venus in trines makes him patriot. In the Dasamsa Rahu is placed in the 12th house showing that he is very straight forward person but may suffer due to the intrigues of others during Rahu dasa August 1979 to August 1997.

Jupiter in the 9th house in Dasamsa shows that Dr. Joshi will be completely faithful to his political obligations & guru's while Rahu as 9th lord in the 12th house shows that some people will try their level best to create differences between him & his leaders. Fortunately the Dasa of Jupiter has just started from Aug.'1997 and with Saturn moving out of Rajyapada (A10) in April 1998 as Jupiter moves into Pisces in June 1998 better days lie ahead. The conjunction of four planets in the sign other than a Quadrant does not give Pravrajya yoga. However it brings the native into close association with saints and sanyasis whose blessings will be of great valve during Jupiter dasa.

After a small sojourn in Aquarius, Jupiter will return to Pisces in  January 1999. This will mark a change in thinking for the BJP and Dr Joshi will recover some lost ground in 1999.

At present he is a Cabinet Minister in the Vajpayee Government. Great days lie ahead.