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The Indiana Supreme Court has stayed a lower court ruling that would have allowed a man to run for one of the state’s U.S. Senate seats as a Republican, even though the state GOP doesn’t back his candidacy. The stay issued Thursday puts an earlier ruling on hold and allows members of the public to challenge egg farmer John Rust's candidacy. It comes one day before the deadline for such challenges. Rust is seeking to run against U.S. Rep. Jim Banks for the seat being vacated by U.S. Sen. Mike Braun. Rust says he'll continue fighting for his candidacy.

On Thursday, the Indiana Supreme Court issued an order that could ultimately boot John Rust from the primary ballot.

The stay is expected to enable a Jim Banks supporter to file a challenge to John Rust's Republican bona fides at the Indiana Election Commission by Friday's deadline.

Indiana Supreme Court justices on Thursday blocked an injunction against the state’s two-primary rule that prohibits U.S. Senate hopeful John Rust from appearing on the GOP primary ballot in May.

The stay issued Thursday puts an earlier ruling on hold and allows challenges to U.S. Senate hopeful John Rust's candidacy.