Acharya Prashant addresses a question regarding why he does not contest elections. He explains that the essence of an election is the choice made by the common man, whose consciousness is currently dominated by the ego. In the language of the Bhagavad Gita, he describes an election as the Soul standing before the Ego, asking for its approval. He argues that if the ego truly loved the Soul, it would have already merged with it; since it has not, the ego will naturally reject the Soul in an election. He clarifies that he has no moral or principled objection to contesting elections, as any action performed in the service of Truth is good. However, he views it as practically futile because a corrupt and hypocritical electorate will not vote for honesty and Truth.