{
  "id": 16878481,
  "title": "Hardeep Singh Puri Nominated For Rajya Sabha Polls From Madhya Pradesh; BJP Drops Him From UP List",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/hardeep-singh-puri-nominated-for-rajya-sabha-polls-from-madhya",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T08:54:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/hardeep-singh-puri-nominated-for-rajya-sabha-polls-from-madhya-pradesh-bjp-drops-him-from-up-list"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has nominated Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri as its candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha biennial election from Madhya Pradesh. The decision comes after the party left his name out of its list of nominees from Uttar Pradesh, triggering speculation about the possible political implications of the move. Puri’s current term as a Rajya…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "BJP fields Union Minister Hardeep Puri for Rajya Sabha bypoll in Madhya Pradesh",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/bjp-fields-union-minister-hardeep-puri-for-rajya-sabha-bypoll-in",
        "published": "2026-10-28T08:49:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "BJP Picks Hardeep Puri For Rajya Sabha Bypoll From Madhya Pradesh",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/bjp-picks-hardeep-puri-for-rajya-sabha-bypoll-from-madhya-pradesh",
        "published": "2026-10-28T08:56:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "BJP names Hardeep Singh Puri as candidate for Rajya Sabha bypoll in M.P.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/bjp-names-hardeep-singh-puri-as-candidate-for-rajya-sabha-bypoll-in-m",
        "published": "2026-10-28T09:23:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}