Returning officer (RO) for the by-election, Umesh Kumar Sharma, passed an order on Tuesday after scrutinising the. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri is set for an unopposed Rajya Sabha win from Madhya Pradesh after the nomination papers of two independent candidates, including one backed by Congress, were. Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri is set to win the Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sabha bypoll unopposed after the nomination papers of two independent candidates.