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. Secretary General P C Mody issued a notification stating the resignation is effective from 14 November, 2026.
Puri's term from Uttar Pradesh was scheduled to end on November 25. This follows his unopposed election to the Madhya Pradesh seat on November 5, a tenure that lasts until April 2, 2030.
Puri had been 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 before the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.
