Prasad is a member of principal state committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation.
Prasad was active in the Bhojpur district of Bihar from 1997 onwards, belonging to the category of Other Backward Class (OBC).
[8][9] As a member of the legislative assembly, Prasad has participated in several agitations and highlighted concerns on issues such as demands for adequate prices of makka (Maize),[10] the Dalit Asmita Yatra called in the aftermath of the 2016 Una flogging incident,[11] and mob lynchings in the state.
[15] In the 2024 Loksabha Election, Prasad's party was part of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance and he was nominated as the candidate for Arrah.
He faced against the two-term MP and Union Cabinet Minister in the Government of India (2014 - 2024), R. K. Singh and won with the margin of 59808 votes.