BJP fields Hardeep Puri for Rajya Sabha bypoll from MP

The Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha by-poll from Madhya Pradesh. Earlier, he was elected unopposed from Uttar Pradesh. When the BJP had released the names of candidates for the Rajya Sabha polls from UP, Puri's name was not featured, sparking speculation about his future in the party.