Punjab BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu was in a rush to reach Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official residence in central Delhi today. However, traffic congestion in the national capital slowed him down. He was seen running on the road with his guards trailing behind him, aiming not to be late for the event. Visuals of Mr. Bittu's sprint at a roundabout before entering PM Modi's residence have gone viral on social media.

Ravneet Bittu was in a hurry to attend Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi’s meeting with the recently elected MPs of the NDA and other BJP leaders, who are expected to join his cabinet, before the highly awaited swearing-in ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan later today.

Around 60 leaders from various parties under the NDA attended Modi’s Tea meeting.

Bittu explained to the media that he didn't want to be late, especially with many leaders expected, so he chose to run instead of waiting in the jam.

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In the Lok Sabha elections 2024, BJP’s Raveneet Singh Bittu lost to Amrinder Singh Raja Warring of the Indian National Congress from the Ludhiana seat. Bittu secured 3.01,282 votes, whereas Raja Warring was able to get 3,22,224 votes. Despite losing, Mr. Bittu is set to be part of the Modi 3.0 cabinet. He previously represented the Ludhiana seat in Modi 2.0.

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Mr. Bittu, the grandson of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, known as a hero of the anti-terrorism campaign in the state and was assassinated in a terror attack while still in office.

Ravneet will be among the new faces in the Union Council of Ministers, along with other BJP leaders like Manohar Lal Khattar, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and Bandi Sanjay Kumar.

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The Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections couldn’t secure the majority mark alone. However, with the support of NDA partners JDU and TDP, the saffron party has secured the required number of seats to form the government and the coalition has elected Narendra Modi to lead the government for a third consecutive term. PM-designate Modi and Council of Ministers are set to take oath today evening at Rashtrapati Bhavan.


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