Deepak Prakash entered politics as a member of the
Rashtriya Lok Morcha. In 2025, he was appointed as a Minister in the Bihar government under Chief Minister
Nitish Kumar. He has not contested any election prior to becoming a minister. He first captured media spotlight during 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections, when he and his wife Sakshi Mishra did widespread campaigning in the favour of his mother and Rashtriya Lok Morcha candidate from
Sasaram Assembly constituency,
Snehlata Kushwaha. Snehlata won this election with a fair margin of votes. On 22 November 2025, he took the charge of Ministry of Panchayati Raj in
Government of Bihar, which deals with issues related to local governance. In his first press statement, Prakash announced that the ministry under his charge will focus on filling the vacancies under various departments of Panchayati Raj ministry. Prakash also announced that the ministry will focus on creating revenue generating assets on the land owned by
Zila Parishad, the local body at district level in Indian federal system. He also proposed formation of committees at the Panchayat level, staffed by representatives of different political parties for overseeing various public works at the level of Gram Panchayats. This, according to him, was necessary to ensure accountability. Prakash also raised the issue of pendency in construction of building of Panchayat Bhawan at various places in state and poor quality of building material used, with a target to solve this issue on priority basis. == Controversy ==