Last Update: February 24, 2023, 18:58 IST
Uttam Prajakia Party has got auto-rickshaw as a common symbol for this Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023.
He formed his own party named Uttam Prajakia Party (UPP) and created a buzz among the youth.
Kannada actor-politician Upendra Rao recently shared an Instagram post where he revealed the new symbol of his political party. Sharing a picture of his party’s logo, he wrote, “The Uttam Prajakia Party has got an auto-rickshaw as a common symbol for this Karnataka Assembly. Election 2023.”
Upendra Rao’s political activities are in headlines these days. He formed his own party named Uttam Prajakia Party (UPP) and created a buzz among the youth. Earlier, Upendra had contested the Panchayat elections from this party. One of their members even won the election.
His party did not have an official symbol. Now the Central Election Commission has given auto as an election symbol to his democratic party. The actor shared a photo of it, which read “Auto rickshaws (in all states and union territories except Andhra Pradesh and Telangana)”. As soon as the actor shared the news, his fans and followers flooded the comments, praising him and wishing him all the best for the upcoming elections.
Due to some internal differences, Upendra walked out of Karnataka Pragyawantha Janata Paksha Party (KPJP) in 2017 and launched his own political party in 2018. With a new manifesto based on ART (Accountability, Accountability and Transparency) of governance, Upendra registered the party with the Election Commission and got the emblematic auto rickshaw.
Upendra Rao is a popular South Actor, filmmaker and producer, who predominantly works in Kannada cinema. He has also acted in many Telugu films. The actor started his film career as a writer and assistant director. His directorial debut Thurle Naan Maga released in 1992. He first appeared on screen, starring in Ananth Avantara, a comedy film released in 1989. Upendra was credited with Super Star (2002), Kutumb (2002), Gokarna (2002), Aishwarya (2006), Super (2010), Godfather (2012), Kalpana (2012) and Uppi 2 (2015).
The actor has a keen interest in politics and is known for his thematic representation of Indian politics in his films.
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