| Bharat Bhushan Ashu | |
| Birth Date: | 20 March 1971[1] |
| Birth Place: | Ludhiana, Punjab, India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Constituency: | Ludhiana West |
| Office: | Cabinet Minister of Food & Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Government of Punjab |
| Term Start: | 2021 |
| Term End: | 2022 |
| Office2: | MLA |
| Term Start2: | 2012 |
| Term End2: | 2022 |
| Successor2: | Gurpreet Gogi |
| Office3: | Municipal Sub Councillor |
| Term Start3: | 1997[2] – 2002 2002–2007 2007–2012 |
| Party: | Indian National Congress |
Bharat Bhushan Ashu (born 20 March 1971) is an Indian National Congress politician from Punjab. He is two-time MLA representing the Ludhiana West Assembly constituency and he was Cabinet Minister of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Government of Punjab.
Ashu started his political career when he was elected as a Municipal Councillor in the year 1997[3] from ward number 48 of Ludhiana.
In the year 2012, he was allotted a ticket of the Indian National Congress to contest from Ludhiana West Vidhan Sabha constituency and he becomes the Deputy CLP leader in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha.[4] [5]
Again in the year 2017, he defeated Ahbaab Grewal of Aam Aadmi Party with a margin of 36,521 votes.[6] He was the Cabinet Minister of Food & Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Government of Punjab.[7]
In 2022, he lost the election from Ludhiana West to AAP Candidate Gurpreet Bassi Gogi by more than 7500 votes. [8]
Ashu had been continuously criticised for his bad temper, arrogance and misbehaviour:
In January 2019, Ashu was publicly seen and captured by media while misbehaving with female officer in a public function.[9]
In February 2019, Audio recordings of Ashu threatening and blackmailing the then DSP & Superintending engineer of Improvement trust went viral.[10]
In October 2019, Ashu was blamed for thrashing his own party's volunteer during by-election preparations.[11]