Behind Ravneet Bittu elevation to Union MoS despite LS poll defeat, BJP game plan for 2027
The induction of ex-Congress MP from Ludhiana, Ravneet Singh Bittu, grandson of slain former Punjab chief minister and Congress stalwart Beant Singh, into the new Narendra Modi-led Union ministry as the Minister of State (MoS) within three months of switching to the BJP – and despite losing the Lok Sabha polls – has signalled a new approach of the ruling party towards Punjab politics.