President Droupadi Murmu accepted Ravneet Singh Bittu’s resignation from the Union Council of Ministers with immediate effect under clause 2 of Article 75, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique. Bittu, a three-time former Congress MP from Punjab, had joined the BJP in March 2024 and served as Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Industries since June 2024, despite losing the Ludhiana Lok Sabha race. His Rajya Sabha term ended in June, and the official statement did not immediately reassign his portfolios, fueling talk of a possible cabinet reshuffle. He is viewed as a Sikh face for the BJP in Punjab and has been involved in groundwork aimed at a BJP comeback in the state ahead of next year’s Punjab Assembly elections. Media reports also note ongoing speculation about whether Bittu will contest the Punjab Assembly elections and highlight the broader political maneuvering around Modi’s cabinet reshuffle.