Karnataka Election 2023: “We Need Karnataka To Be Beautiful,” Prakash Raj Says After Casting Vote

Karnataka Election 2023: Actor Prakash Raj on Wednesday arrived at a polling booth in Sr Joseph's school in Bengaluru's Shanti Nagar. He met the press after casting the vote, urging people to vote wisely. He also said he was there because we need "Karnataka to be beautiful."

KARNATAKA ELECTIONS 2023: PRAKASH RAJ CASTS HIS VOTE

The assembly polls in Karnataka are taking place on Wednesday, with voters flocking to the election booths and cast their votes. The polling started at 7 am and it will go on till 6 pm.

The polling is scheduled across 58,545 polling stations with a total number of 42,48,028 new voters having been registered to vote the elections. The major political parties that are contesting in the election are JD(S), BJP, and Congress.

On the acting front, Prakash Raj was last seen in the magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan 2. The film directed by Mani Ratnam had him playing the role of Chola king, Sundara Chola and the father of Adithya Karikalan, Arunmozhi Varman, and Kundhavai.

#WATCH | "We've to vote against communal politics. We need Karnataka to be beautiful," says Actor Prakash Raj after casting his vote for #KarnatakaAssemblyElection pic.twitter.com/bvVgTgeetP

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The film is based on the Tamil novel of the same name written by Kalki. while AR Rahman composed the music for Ponniyin Selvan 2, its cinenatography was handeled by Ravi Varman. The film was bankrolled by Lyca Pictures and Mani Ratnam's Madras Talkies.

KARNATAKA ELECTIONS 2023: OTHER CELEBS ARRIVE AT POLLING BOOTHS

As far as the elections are concerned, several other celebrities have cast their votes. This includes actor Upendra Rao, Infosys' billionaire Co-founder Narayana Murthy.

Videos of Narayana Murthy standing in line to vote in the Karnataka polls in Bengaluru surfaced online. After casting his vote, the 76-year-old said, "First, we vote...then we can say 'This is good, this isn't good'. But if we don't do that then we don't have the right to criticise."

Murthy's philanthropist wife Sudha Murthy also cast her vote. Present Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai also cast his votes along with his family.

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