India, Nov. 5 -- Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has been elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh, changing the party-wise strength in the State's Upper House representation. With his election, the BJP now has nine of the state's 11 Rajya Sabha seats, while the Congress has two.

The Congress had filed objections to Puri's nomination, alleging more than 100 discrepancies in his nomination papers and affidavit. The party raised questions over the disclosure of his wife's name, foreign assets and overseas bank accounts. However, the returning officer rejected all the objections after examining the documents.

Leader of Opposition in the Assembly's deputy, Hemant Katare, said the Congress would challenge the decision in th...