Rajya Sabha bypolls: BJP fields Union Minister Ravneet Bitttu as Rajya Sabha candidate from Rajasthan
Rajya Sabha bypolls: BJP on Tuesday announced candidates for nine of the 12 Rajya Sabha seats up for election on September 3.
According to BJP's recently released list, Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu will contest from Rajasthan. The 48-year-old Punjab leader quit the Congress and joined the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections.
भारतीय जनता पार्टी की केन्द्रीय चुनाव समिति ने विभिन्न राज्यों में होने वाले आगामी राज्यसभा के उप-चुनाव हेतु निम्नलिखित नामों पर अपनी स्वीकृति प्रदान की है। pic.twitter.com/0TFtIv3t9c — BJP (@BJP4India) August 20, 2024
He ran as a BJP candidate in Ludhiana, Punjab, but lost to Congress leader Amarinder Singh Raja Warring. Bittu is now the Union Minister for State Railway and Food Processing Industries.
Following the announcement of his candidature, Ravneet Bittu took to social media and thanked PM Modi and Amit Shah for his nomination.
"I am deeply honored and grateful to Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji, Hon'ble Union Home Minister Shri @AmitShah ji, National President of BJP Shri @JPNadda ji, and the esteemed leadership of the BJP for placing their trust in me by nominating me for Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan," Bittu said.
"I pledge to work tirelessly to make our great nation and party proud. With your support, I will strive to uphold the values and principles of our constitution, and contribute to the progress and prosperity of our country," he added.
मैं माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेंद्र मोदी जी,माननीय केंद्रीय गृह मंत्री श्री अमित शाह जी, भाजपा के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष श्री जेपी नड्डा जी और भाजपा के सम्मानित नेतृत्व के प्रति बहुत आभारी हूं कि उन्होंने मुझे राजस्थान से राज्यसभा के लिए नामांकित करके मुझ पर भरोसा जताया।
मैं अपने… — Ravneet Singh Bittu (@RavneetBittu) August 20, 2024
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