On the last day of filing nominations for the by-poll on the lone seat of the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh not a single nomination was filed. Till now only one nomination has been filed from the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) candidate l Ganeshan who submitted his papers before the returning officer AP Singh on September 30.
The notification for the by-poll for this Rajya Sabha seat was issued on September 26. The scrutiny of paper would be done on October 4 while the withdrawal of names would take place on October 6 till 1500 hrs.
In 230-member House, the ruling BJP enjoys majority and accordingly, the BJP is all set to win the seat. Heptulla was also elected to the Upper House with a BJP ticket in 2012.