BJP fields Hardeep Singh Puri for Rajya Sabha bypoll from Madhya Pradesh

The BJP's central election committee has approved the name of Puri for the upcoming byelections. The following was confirmed through a party order, issued just hours earlier. Notably, Puri was earlier elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh. He is the only Sikh Minister in PM Narendra Modi's Cabinet. His current Rajya Sabha term is set to end in November.

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday declared the name of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, as the candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha Elections in Madhya Pradesh. With this the party put to rest days of suspense about the Union Minister’s future.

The BJP’s central........

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