Union Minister Hardeep Puri Elected Unopposed To Rajya Sabha; MP CM Mohan Yadav Congratulates Him
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, also the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the Rajya Sabha by-election, was elected unopposed from Madhya Pradesh on Thursday. His election became almost certain after the nomination papers of two independent candidates, one of whom was backed by the Congress party, were rejected by the Returning Officer yesterday. With Puri the…
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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