Rajya Sabha polls: All three BJP candidates from Madhya Pradesh elected unopposed

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BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh (right), with his election certificate, shows a victory sign after being declared elected unopposed in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Council (Rajya Sabha) biennial election 2026 results, in Bhopal on June 11, 2026. Newly elected BJP MLCs Rajnish Agrawal (C) and Mahesh Kevat also present. | Photo Credit: ANI

The returning officer on Thursday (June 11, 2026) declared the three BJP candidates elected unopposed in the biennial Rajya Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh, even as Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan has moved the Supreme Court against the rejection of her nomination.

Returning Officer Arvind Sharma announced that the Bharatiya Janata Party's Tarun Chugh, Rajneesh Agarwal and Mahesh Kewat have been elected.

The trio visited the Assembly complex in Bhopal and collected their certificates of victory before displaying them to the media. They also met State BJP president Hemant Khandelwal later.

"Your dedication to the organisation, tireless hard work, and extensive experience in public service will undoubtedly present issues of Madhya Pradesh and national interest, effectively in the Upper House of Parliament. I am confident that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, you will all play a crucial role in realising the vision of a developed India in 2047 and will provide new energy to the aspirations of the people," Mr. Khandelwal said in a post on X, wishing the three leaders a successful parliamentary term.

The Congress had nominated Meenakshi Natarajan as its sole candidate, but returning officer Sharma rejected her nomination on Tuesday (June 9, 2026) on the ground that she concealed information about a court complaint filed against her in Telangana in the Form 26 submitted with her nomination. BJP candidate Mahesh Kewat had filed a complaint in this regard.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court would be hearing Ms. Natarajan's petition against the Returning Officer's decision on Friday (June 12, 2026).

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