Prakash Raj is contesting from Bengaluru Central constituency against sitting BJP MP P C Mohan and Congress candidate Rizwan Arshad. Bengaluru Central is a constituency that came into existence in 2008 and has been a BJP bastion since then with PC Mohan winning both the 2009 and 2014 elections.

Prakash Raj later tweeted that he has received a solid slap on his face in response to the electoral results.