President Droupadi Murmu accepted Ravneet Singh Bittu's resignation from the Union Council of Ministers. Bittu, a former Congress MP, joined the BJP earlier this year.
He was inducted as a minister of state in June despite losing his election. Bittu is a grandson of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh.
His resignation's reason was not immediately announced by officials.
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