BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu on Sunday said Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi has picked him to induct him into his council of ministers despite his defeat from Ludhiana in the Lok Sabha polls as Punjab’s progress is the priority of the BJP-led NDA government.
Bittu, a three-term former Congress MP from Punjab, had joined the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. He contested on the BJP ticket seeking his re-election from the Ludhiana Lok Sabha seat but lost to Congress’ Amrinder Singh Raja Warring.
The BJP fulfilled my dream and said Punjab is on the priority whether we win (in election) or not, and gave me a ministerial berth even though I was not elected. Its because Punjab is on the NDA government’s priority, he told PTI.
Bittu said the BJP wants to see Punjab happy and free the state from debt and drugs.
The BJP and the NDA government want to bring Punjab back on the right track, he added.
