Hardeep Singh Puri resigns from Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sabha seat
The Union minister was elected unopposed to the Upper House from Madhya Pradesh on November 5.
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri resigned from his Rajya Sabha seat representing Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, according to reports from The Economic Times and The New Indian Express. Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan accepted the resignation, which took effect from November 14.
Puri had been representing Uttar Pradesh in the Upper House since January 2018, with his term scheduled to end on November 25. He was elected unopposed to the Madhya Pradesh seat on November 5, a position vacated by former Union minister L Murugan.
The seat in Madhya Pradesh was vacated by L Murugan, who resigned last month to strengthen the party organisation in Tamil Nadu. Puri's new tenure in the Rajya Sabha is set to run until April 2, 2030.
Rajya Sabha Secretary General P C Mody issued a notification stating that the Chairman had accepted the resignation of the elected Member of the Council of States representing Uttar Pradesh.
A retired Indian Foreign Service officer, Puri served as India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2009 to 2013. He has held various Union ministerial portfolios, including Commerce and Industry, Civil Aviation, and Petroleum and Natural Gas.