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. According to the returning officer's order, three sets of nomination papers were filed by Puri on October 31. During scrutiny, objections regarding the validity of the nomination were raised by independent candidates Kante Sayanna and Rajkumar Lohani and deputy leader of opposition in the state assembly Hemant Katare. They claimed that the mandatory Form 26 in the election affidavit submitted by Puri was invalid and incomplete. "Upon examination of objections, the grounds raised therein were not found to be substantiated...," Sharma said. Katare said: "We will move the court."...