BJP nominated Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri for the Rajya Sabha bypoll in Madhya Pradesh, following L Murugan's resignation from the seat in October.
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The Rajya Sabha seat fell vacant after L Murugan vacated it in October.
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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