The Union minister resigned on Saturday after being re-elected unopposed from Madhya Pradesh.
Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri resigned from his Rajya Sabha seat representing Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, according to reports by ThePrint and Daily Excelsior.
The resignation was accepted by Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan. Puri's term from Uttar Pradesh was scheduled to end on November 25.
This move follows Puri being elected unopposed for a Madhya Pradesh seat on November 5. His tenure for the Madhya Pradesh seat is set to end on April 2, 2030.
Puri was nominated to the Uttar Pradesh seat following the resignation of former Union minister L Murugan last month. Murugan resigned to strengthen the BJP in Tamil Nadu ahead of the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.
Secretary General P C Mody issued a notification stating that the resignation of the elected Member of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) has been accepted with effect from November 14, 2026.
