Ravneet Singh Bittu resigns Union Council of Ministers; Modi plans cabinet rejig amid Punjab polls
President Droupadi Murmu accepted Ravneet Singh Bittu’s resignation from the Union Council of Ministers with immediate effect under Article 75(2); Bittu, who had been serving as Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Industries and had joined the BJP in 2024 after leaving Congress, exits as Prime Minister Modi appears to be preparing a cabinet rejig and with Punjab politics in focus. The development is confirmed across multiple reports detailing his switch to the BJP, the end of his Rajya Sabha term, and speculation about future portfolio allocations and regional election strategies.
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About Droupadi Murmu
Droupadi Murmu is an Indian politician who has served as the president of India since 2022. She won the 2022 presidential election from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She is the first person belonging to a tribal community and also the second woman, after Pratibha Patil, to hold the office. She is also the youngest person to occupy the post and the first president born in independent India.
Everything about Droupadi Murmu →- Occupation
- politician, school teacher, teacher
- Position held
- Member of the Thirteenth Odisha Legislative Assembly, Member of the Twelfth Odisha Legislative Assembly, Governor of Jharkhand, President of India
- Citizenship
- India
- Born
- June 20, 1958