BJP fields Hardeep Singh Puri as its candidate for Rajya Sabha bypoll from MP
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BJP names Hardeep Puri as its candidate for Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sabha bypoll
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday nominated senior leader and Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri for the Rajya Sabha bypoll in Madhya Pradesh.The seat fell vacant after BJP leader L Murugan vacated it earlier in October.Puri is a member of
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
's Cabinet and currently holds the petroleum and natural gas portfolio.The resignation of L Murugan from Rajya Sabha and from ministry sparked the Cabinet reshuffle buzz in NDA government at Centre.
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