Bhopal, Nov. 4 -- Union minister Hardeep Puri is set to be elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha with the nomination papers of the two independent candidates, including one backed by the Congress, being rejected on Tuesday. The objections against Puri's nomination for the by-election on a Madhya Pradesh seat were also dismissed. The seat fell vacant after former Union minister of state L Murugan resigned on October 13. Puri's term as a Rajya Sabha member from Uttar Pradesh is due to end on November 25. With no other candidates left in the fray after the scrutiny of papers by returning officer Umesh Kumar Sharma, Puri's election to the Upper House will be announced on November 5, the last day for withdrawal of nominations, an official said. A...