Ravneet Singh Bittu Resigns as Union Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Industries

Exam-focused facts from the 27 July 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Ravneet Singh Bittu resigned as Union Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Industries on July 25, 2026.
President Droupadi Murmu accepted his resignation on the advice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
His Rajya Sabha tenure representing Rajasthan ended on June 21, 2026.
He is likely to contest the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections due next year.
He served as a three-time Lok Sabha MP from Ludhiana and Anandpur Sahib as a candidate of the Indian National Congress.
He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in March 2024 and contested the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Ludhiana but lost.
He is the grandson of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh.