Bhopal, Oct. 31 -- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday welcomed Union Minister Hardeep Puri's nomination for the Rajya Sabha bypoll from the state, saying his presence would prove beneficial for both the government at the Centre and in Madhya Pradesh.

Puri filed his nomination papers at the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Bhopal in the presence of Chief Minister Yadav, Deputy Chief Ministers Rajendra Shukla and Jagdish Devda, BJP state president Hemant Khandelwal, state cabinet ministers and other party leaders.

Expressing his happiness over Puri's nomination, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav described him as a capable minister and an excellent administrator.

"It is a matter of great joy to have Hardeep Puri with us....