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=== As politician ===

In June 2015, Simha was appointed as a member of the [[Press Council of India]].<ref name="tnm1"/> As a politician and a [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of the Parliament]] (MP), Simha came to be known for his radical stances in the promotion of [[hardline]] Hindutva.<ref>{{cite web|title=There is no plan or strategy for Hardline Hindutva: B S Yeddyurappa|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2017/dec/13/there-is-no-plan-or-strategy-for-hardline-hindutva-b-s-yeddyurappa-1725842.html|accessdate=11 January 2018|work=The New Indian Express|date=13 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="news18">{{cite web|title=Pratap Simha: A Heady Mix of Ambition, Controversy and Temperament|url=http://www.news18.com/news/politics/pratap-simha-a-heady-mix-of-ambition-controversy-and-temperament-1606601.html|work=[[Network 18]]|accessdate=11 January 2018}}</ref>

Pratap Simha accomplished many of the tasks in mysuru which the previous Congress and Janata Party MPs failed to accomplish in their terms.

Simha is regarded as the best performing MP from Karnataka,for his fast pace of completing developmental projects in [[Mysore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mysuru-Kodagu Constituency]]

Pratap simha completed the must awaited project of [[Mysore Airport]]

== Controversies ==

Described as "temperamental", Simha's tenure as an MP was marked by several controversies. He was a vocal against [[government of Karnataka]]'s birthday celebrations of [[Tipu Sultan]] starting 2015. He voiced that Sultan could be a "role model only for Islamists" and that the Chief Minister [[Siddaramaiah]] was "encouraging [[Jihadist]]s" in the State.<ref>{{cite news|title=BJP MP Pratap Simha opposes Tipu Jayanti, says Tipu can be a role model only for Islamists|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/tipu-sultan-jayanti-tyranny-mysuru-vhp-rss-bjp-mp-pratap-simha-1070201-2017-10-23|accessdate=11 January 2018|work=India Today|date=23 October 2017}}</ref> In 2017, against this backdrop, and police's prohibitory orders against taking procession of [[Hanuman Jayanti]]'s organizers in [[Hunsur]], a town in his constituency, Simha was arrested after he violated the prohibitory orders.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pratap Simha among several arrested in Hunsur ahead of Hanuma Jayanthi|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/pratap-simha-among-several-arrested-in-hunsur-ahead-of-hanuma-jayanthi/article21253923.ece|accessdate=11 January 2018|work=The Hindu|date=3 December 2017}}</ref> In a widely circulated video, he was seen questioningsubsequently threatening the police officials forand questioning their intent of "restricting" celebration of festivals of the [[Hindu]] faith,<ref name="news18"/>{{cite web|title=Pratapand Simha:barging Athrough Headythe Mixbarricade ofin Ambition,his Controversycar.<ref>{{cite andmagazine|last=Sayeed|first=Vikhar Ahmed|title=Polarisation Temperamentgame|url=http://www.news18frontline.comin/newsthe-nation/politics/pratap-simhapolarisation-a-heady-mix-of-ambition-controversy-and-temperament-1606601game/article10008832.htmlece|accessdatemagazine=11[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]|issue=18 January 2018|workaccessdate=[[Network11 18]]January 2018}}</ref>

In February 2017, Simha received criticism after he compared Gurmehar Kaur, a student of [[Delhi University]] who spoke against the [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]], a student body affiliated to the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]], to gangster [[Dawood Ibrahim]].<ref>{{cite news|title=BJP MP Pratap Simha compares DU student Gurmehar Kaur with Dawood|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/feb/27/bjp-mp-pratap-simha-compares-du-student-gurmehar-kaur-with-dawood-1575379.html|accessdate=11 January 2018|work=The New Indian Express|date=27 February 2017}}</ref>

Simha courted controversy again in November that year while making statements against actor [[Prakash Raj]] after the latter questioned Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]]'s silence following "certain killings" in the country. Simha had tweeted, "Being sad due to son's death, having left your wife and ran behind a dancer, Mr. Raj, do you have any right to say anything to Yogi, Modi".<ref>{{cite news|title=Actor Prakash Raj sends legal notice to BJP MP Pratap Simha over alleged trolling|url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/actor-prakash-raj-sends-legal-notice-to-bjp-mp-pratap-simha-over-alleged-trolling-4225423.html|accessdate=11 January 2018|work=Firstpost|date=24 November 2017}}</ref> He was subsequently sent a legal notice to by Raj calling for an unconditional public apology, and that failing which he would "press criminal charges" against him.<ref>{{cite news|title=Prakash Raj issues legal notice to MP Pratap Simha|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/prakash-raj-issues-legal-notice-to-mp-pratap-simha/article20746220.ece|accessdate=11 January 2018|work=The Hindu|date=24 November 2017}}</ref> He agreed to Prakash raj comments and apologized publicly for his conduct{{cite news |title =aplology |url= https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bjp-mp-pratap-simha-apologises-prakash-raj-derogatory-social-media-post-2017-106853}}