Bhaskar English. Rajya Sabha bypoll: Congress-backed independent Rajkumar Lohani files nomination against Hardeep Puri in. Congress fielded Rajkumar Lohani against BJP's Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri for the Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sabha by-election. Lohani filed his nomination on Monday, setting up a contest despite. Bhopal, Oct 31 (PTI) Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday filed his nomination papers as the BJP candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha by-election in Madhya Pradesh.