Hardeep Singh Puri Files Nomination for Madhya Pradesh By-Election

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri filed his nomination on October 31, 2026, for the Rajya Sabha by-election in Madhya Pradesh. The Bharatiya Janata Party's Central Election Committee approved Puri's candidature on Wednesday for the single available seat in the upper house.

The vacancy occurred after former Union Minister L. Murugan resigned on October 14, 2026. As part of his nomination process in Bhopal, Puri visited the Karunadham Ashram.

The Election Commission of India has set the deadline for filing nominations for November 2, 2026. Scrutiny of the nominations will take place on November 3, followed by a withdrawal deadline on November 5. Voting and the counting of votes are scheduled for November 12, 2026, with the process expected to conclude by November 16.