Daijiworld Media Network - Dharwad (SP)

Dharwad, Dec 10: Popular Sandalwood actor and founder of Karnataka Prajnavantha Janata Party (KPJP), Upendra, said that the election commission has allotted the symbol of auto rickshaw to his party. He was speaking at a press meet held here on Saturday December 9.

"When founding the party, I was wearing Khaki which depicts service-mindedness. The late Shankar Nag, veteran actor of the yesteryears, who used to nurse big dreams, too was fond of auto rickshaws. We have got this symbol for our party. Auto signifies running on its own. Our aim is that the government chosen by the people's support should run on its own without any problems," he explained.

For the press conference, Upendra drove an auto rickshaw himself to Press club where the press meet was held, from the hotel where he stayed. Crowds of the actor's fans jostled with each other to get closer to the actor on this occasion, and the police had a hard time controlling the mob.

Upendra, who initially named his political outfit, 'Prajakeeya', had later experimented with names like 'Prajakarana' and 'Uttama Praja Party'. Now he has settled for the name, 'KPJP Prajakeeya', sources said.