{
  "id": 18337966,
  "title": "MP High Court Gives Final Chance To Three BJP Rajya Sabha MPs To Respond To Meenakshi Natarajan’s Election Petition, Sets November 27 Deadline In Jabalpur",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/mp-high-court-gives-final-chance-to-three-bjp-rajya-sabha-mps-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T16:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/mp-high-court-gives-final-chance-to-three-bjp-rajya-sabha-mps-to-respond-to-meenakshi-natarajans-election-petition-sets-november-27-deadline-in-jabalpur"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh - The High Court of Jabalpur has provided a final chance for three newly elected BJP Rajya Sabha MPs, Tarun Chugh, Rajneesh Kumar Agrawal, and Mahesh Kewat, to respond to a petition filed by Meenakshi Natarajan related to the Rajya Sabha elections. If they fail to file their responses by November 27 during the next hearing, their right to submit one will be lost. The case revolves around the rejection of Natarajan's nomination for the Rajya Sabha election and her objection to the election of BJP candidate Kewat. Senior advocate Ajay Gupta, representing Natarajan, stated that the court has set the next hearing on November 27, urging the BJP MPs to file their responses. During the Rajya Sabha elections, the Election Commission dismissed Natarajan's nomination on June 9, 2026, citing the concealment of information about a pending criminal case in Telangana as the reason. Natarajan and the Congress party appealed the rejection in the Supreme Court, but the Supreme Court advised them to seek relief in the Madhya Pradesh High Court instead. Natarajan subsequently filed an election petition in the High Court at Jabalpur, requesting the annulment of the election of BJP candidate Kewat. In her arguments, Natarajan's team contended that the decision to reject her nomination and the entire election process should be subject to judicial review.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The High Court, principal bench at Jabalpur, has granted a final opportunity to three newly elected BJP Rajya Sabha members, Tarun Chugh, Rajneesh Kumar Agrawal and Mahesh Kewat, to submit their responses regarding a petition filed by Meenakshi Natarajan concerning the Rajya Sabha elections. If no response is filed by the next hearing on Nov 27, their right to submit one…",
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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."
}