Hardeep Puri elected to Rajya Sabha unopposed from Madhya Pradesh
The Union Petroleum Minister was declared elected after the nomination papers of two independent candidates, one of them backed by the Congress, were rejected; the Opposition had criticised his nomination over alleged links with Jeffrey Epstein
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has been elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal reported on Thursday. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the by-election secured his position after two independent candidates' nomination papers were rejected by the Returning Officer. Puri, who will serve the remainder of the term originally held by Union Minister L. Murugan, who resigned from his ministerial post and Rajya Sabha seat, was greeted with congratulations by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav. Yadav expressed his pleasure at Puri's victory, which fell just before Diwali.
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