"My karmabhoomi will be Punjab, Rajasthan": BJP's Rajya Sabha by-election candidate Ravneet Singh Bittu
Aug 21, 2024
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], August 21 : Bharatiya Janata Party's Rajya Sabha by-election candidate from Rajasthan Ravneet Singh Bittu on Wednesday filed the nominations and excuded confidence in winning the by-polls and said that his 'karmabhoomi' will be Punjab and Rajasthan.
"I will be elected to the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan. This is also right that other parties had not fielded any candidate, so this is a very big victory for the BJP here. It is a matter of great happiness for Rajasthan because just a few days ago, our Chandigarh Administrator and our Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, who has been an MLA for more than 8 times, took charge... So Rajasthan and Punjab, from where I come, both are always ready for the protection of the country, for the pride of the country, for the turban of the country... Now my karmabhoomi will be Punjab and Rajasthan," the Union Minister Bittu told reporters on Wednesday.
He further asserted that in 2027 Assembly polls, the BJP would form the government in Punjab.
"I can say with confidence that all the workers and leaders of Punjab are confident that they will bring a BJP government in Punjab in 2027...MSP on every crop is there in Punjab and Haryana," he added.
Earlier today, Bittu filed his nomination in Jaipur, he was accompained by Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, Deputy CMs Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa, and State Minister Jogaram Patel. 
After filing the nomination, Rajasthan CM, Deputy CMs Diya Kumari and Premchand Bairwa, Union Minister and Rajya Sabha candidate Ravneet Singh Bittu along with other BJP MLAs and ministers of the state government attended a meeting held in the Legislative Assembly, in Jaipur. 
Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday announced nine candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha by-elections. Bittu lost the Lok Sabha polls from Ludhiana but is presently the Union Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Industries.
Bittu is the Union Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Industries. He lost the Lok Sabha polls from Ludhiana.
The by-elections to 12 Rajya Sabha seats are scheduled to be held on September 3. Most of these seats were vacated after sitting MPs were elected to the lower house.
The BJP-led NDA is hoping for a majority in the Rajya Sabha after the bypolls.
