BJP Names Hardeep Singh Puri Candidate for MP Rajya Sabha Bypoll

New Delhi/Bhopal. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has declared Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri as its candidate for the vacant Rajya Sabha seat from Madhya Pradesh. The seat fell vacant after the resignation of Union Minister L. Murugan.

The BJP’s Central Election Committee approved Hardeep Singh Puri’s name for the by-election. The party announced his candidature on 28 October. His name was included in the list of candidates issued from the BJP’s central office in New Delhi.

The by-election for the vacant Rajya Sabha seat from Madhya Pradesh will be held on 12 November. By naming Puri as its candidate, the BJP has made its choice clear for the election.

The vacancy arose after L. Murugan resigned from the Rajya Sabha seat. The BJP has now opened its account for the by-election by declaring Hardeep Singh Puri’s name. The announcement has intensified political activity around the Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sabha seat.

The Central Election Committee’s decision has formally set the BJP’s candidate for the election. Attention will now remain on the by-election process and the election formalities linked to the vacant seat.