MP Rajya Sabha By-Election: Hardeep Singh Puri Elected Unopposed

In the Rajya Sabha, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri will now represent Madhya Pradesh. The BJP had nominated him as a candidate for the by-election to the seat vacated by the resignation of Union Minister डा.एम Murugan. The result was formally announced after the deadline for withdrawal of nominations ended at 3 pm. BJP state president and MLA Hemant Khandelwal, authorised by Puri, was handed over the certificate by Returning Officer Umesh Sharma. Other party functionaries, including Deputy Chief Minister Jagdish Deora, MLA Rameshwar Sharma, were present on the occasion. Notably, in this by-election, apart from Hardeep Singh Puri, two independent candidates had also submitted their nomination papers. The nomination of Congress-backed independent candidate Rajkumar Lohani was rejected on the grounds of non-submission of affidavit and non-receipt of Kante Sayanna's proposal. Also cleared was Puri's election to the Rajya Sabha unopposed. MP Rajya Sabha by-election: Hardeep Singh Puri was elected unopposed, the Congress-supported candidate's nomination paper was rejected. Puri is the current member of the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh and his term in the Rajya Sabha expires on 25 November 2026.