Congress Fields Independent Candidate For RS By-Election In MP Against Puri
Half-a-dozen other Congress MLAs have supported his candidature.
Bhopal: Congress on Monday fielded independent candidate Raj Kumar Lohani to take on the BJP nominee and Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri in the November 12 Rajya Sabha by-elections in Madhya Pradesh.
Mr. Lohani filed nomination papers for the by-election before the returning officer here.
Deputy legislature party leader of Congress Hemant Kataria was the proposer in Mr. Lohani’s nomination form.
Half-a-dozen other Congress MLAs have supported his candidature.
Mr. Lohani has cleared higher secondary and runs a mobile phone accessories shop in Old Bhopal.
Congress is opposing the candidature of Mr. Puri following his alleged link to the Epstein Files.
The by-election necessitated the resignation of Union minister L Murugan from the Central ministry as well as the Upper House in October.
BJP is in a comfortable position to retain the RS seat in the November 12 by-election.