Bhopal, Nov. 5 -- Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has been elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh in the by-election to the Upper House, following the rejection of nomination papers of two other candidates.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president, Hemant Khandelwal received Hardeep Puri's certificate of election from the Returning Officer, Umesh Kumar Sharma, at the state Legislative Assembly on Thursday. Deputy Chief Minister Jagdish Devda, along with BJP MLAs Rameshwar Sharma and Bhagwandas Sabnani, were present on the occasion.

Puri's nomination papers were accepted by the Returning Officer on November 3 after objections raised by Congress leaders and independent candidates were dismissed during scrutiny. Wit...