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Union Minister of State Ravneet Singh Bittu resigned from the Council of Ministers, accepted by President Droupadi Murmu on the PM's advice.
His resignation follows the end of his Rajya Sabha term in June 2026.
Under the Constitution, a non-member cannot remain a minister beyond six consecutive months.
Bittu was Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Industries.
He is expected to focus on the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections.
Yes, but only temporarily. Under Article 75(5), a minister who is not a member of either House of Parliament for six consecutive months ceases to be a minister at the end of that period. So a person can be made a minister while outside Parliament, but must get elected or nominated to a House within six months to continue. Bittu had been a Rajya Sabha member from Rajasthan; once that term ended and he was not re-elected, this six-month clock became the reason he had to step down.
Simple Analogy: It is like a temporary pass that expires in six months unless you get a permanent membership card.
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The provision that a minister who is not a member of either House for six consecutive months ceases to hold office.
The upper house of Parliament, whose members are elected by state legislatures.