Mohan Yadav welcomes Hardeep Puri's Rajya Sabha nomination from Madhya Pradesh
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said Union Minister Hardeep Puri's presence would benefit both the central government and the state.
Union Minister Hardeep Puri filed his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha bypoll from Madhya Pradesh at the state Legislative Assembly in Bhopal on Saturday.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, Deputy Chief Ministers Rajendra Shukla and Jagdish Devda, and BJP state president Hemant Khandelwal were present during the filing.
Yadav described Puri as a capable minister and an excellent administrator, stating his presence would benefit the central government and the state.
BJP state president Hemant Khandelwal expressed confidence that the state would benefit from Puri's contributions once he is elected.
Khandelwal noted that Puri had provided many initiatives to Madhya Pradesh during his previous tenure as a minister.
Before filing his papers, Puri visited the BJP headquarters to pay floral tributes to Shyama Prasad Mukherjee and Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya.