BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu has resigned as India’s minister of state for railways and food processing industries, according to an NDTV report citing sources published on July 25. His term as a Rajya Sabha member had ended in June.

The report said Bittu may contest Punjab’s assembly election scheduled for next year. He had been closely overseeing efforts to build the BJP’s political space and establish a stronger position in the border state, which is governed by the Aam Aadmi Party.

In a post on X, Bittu thanked President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the opportunity to serve the country as a minister of state. He said serving the people of India, especially Punjab, had been a great privilege and pledged to continue his public-service journey with renewed energy. Bittu, grandson of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, formally joined the BJP in 2024. He lost the Lok Sabha election and was later nominated for the remainder of a Rajya Sabha term from Rajasthan vacated by Congress leader K C Venugopal.