The BJP's nominee for the seat vacated by L Murugan is poised for an easy win after scrutiny on November 3 rejected two other candidates' papers, with polling scheduled for November 12.

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• The Election Commission announced the bypoll on October 22 for the Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sabha seat vacated when L Murugan resigned, with the vacancy effective from October 14.
• Murugan also quit the Union Council of Ministers, saying he wanted to focus on strengthening the BJP in Tamil Nadu, and his term was due to run until April 2, 2030.
• The schedule set notification on October 26, nominations till November 2, scrutiny on November 3 and withdrawal of candidature till November 5.
• Polling is scheduled for November 12, with counting the same day, and the whole process must be completed by November 16.
• The BJP named Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri as its candidate on October 28.
• Puri's current Rajya Sabha term from Uttar Pradesh ends on November 25, 2026, and he had been left out of the BJP's list of eight candidates from that state announced on October 5.
• Nominations of two other candidates were rejected at scrutiny on November 3, leaving Puri set to win the contest.
• Rajya Sabha members are elected by the elected members of the state legislative assembly and not directly by voters.
• The BJP has 164 MLAs in Madhya Pradesh's 230-member Assembly, giving it a decisive advantage.
• Before Murugan's resignation, the BJP held seven of Madhya Pradesh's 11 Rajya Sabha seats and the Congress held three.
• The Election Commission has directed that electors may mark preferences only with the violet-coloured sketch pens supplied by the Returning Officer, and no other pen is permitted.