Announcing his foray into politics, critically-acclaimed actor Prakash Raj on Saturday said that he will be contesting the coming Lok Sabha elections from the Bengaluru Central constituency as an independent candidate. The National Award-winning actor made the declaration
in a tweet.

"#2019 parliament elections.Thank you for the warm n encouraging response to my new journey.. will be contesting from Bengaluru central constituency #Karnataka as an Independent.. Will share the details with the media in few days..#citizensvoice #justasking in parliament too...," the Bengaluru-born Raj said on Twitter.