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.