Actor Prakashraj had been actively voicing out against BJP and Narendra Modi lead government at the center, and ever since the killing of journalist Gouri Lankesh, he had started involving himself in campaigns and events against the ruling central government and the Hindutva terror.

In this Lok Sabha elections, he had contested as an independent candidate from Bangalore central constituency and had campaigned vigorously against BJP and had even went to Delhi where he had campaigned for Aam Aadmi Party. Today the election results are out, and the actor has lost the elections, and is currently trailing behind the top contestant by more than 1 lakh votes.

After the results were visible, the actor tweeted "a solid slap on my face ..as More abuse..troll..and humiliation come my way..I will stand my ground ..My resolve to fight for secular India will continue..A tough journey ahead has just begun ..Thank you everyone who were with me in this journey....Jai hind". The actor has been trolled and abused post the results, with people trolling that he is just one position above NOTA.

a SOLID SLAP on my face ..as More ABUSE..TROLL..and HUMILIATION come my way..I WILL STAND MY GROUND ..My RESOLVE to FIGHT for SECULAR INDIA will continue..A TOUGH JOURNEY AHEAD HAS JUST BEGUN ..THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO WERE WITH ME IN THIS JOURNEY. .... JAI HIND

— Prakash Raj (@prakashraaj) May 23, 2019