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A 67-year-old social worker takes on Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in MP Rajya Sabha bypoll

Rajkumar Lohani, a social worker from Old Bhopal's Ghoda Nakkas, filed as a Congress-backed independent against BJP nominee and Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri for Madhya Pradesh's vacant Rajya Sabha seat. Nominations are scrutinised on November 3, withdrawals close on November 5 and polling is on November 12. The BJP has 164 MLAs in the 230-member House; a candidate needs 116 votes.