Chandigarh, July 25 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ravneet Singh Bittu on Friday resigned from the Union council of ministers after the completion of his Rajya Sabha tenure on June 21, bringing an end to his stint as the minister of state for railways and food processing industries.

According to a notification from Rashtrapati Bhavan, President Droupadi Murmu has accepted his resignation.

People familiar with the matter said Bittu is likely to be given a larger organisational role in Punjab and is also expected to play a major role in the party's campaign ahead of state assembly polls due early next year.

Bittu confirmed that he stepped down following directions from the BJP's top leadership and said he would now focus entirely...