Hardeep Singh Puri will be elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha as rival nominations are rejected
Hardeep Singh Puri was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh. The seat became vacant following the resignation of former Union minister L Murugan last month. The nomination papers of Rajkumar Lohani and Kante Sayanna were rejected.
- The nomination papers of Rajkumar Lohani and Kante Sayanna were rejected.
- The Rajya Sabha seat became vacant after former Union minister L Murugan resigned from the Upper House last month.
- Lohani's nomination was rejected for failing to submit the mandatory Form 26 affidavit by the November 2 deadline of 3 pm.
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