Dharmendra Pradhan Resigns as Education Minister amid Exam-Leak Protests

On 25 July 2026, President Droupadi Murmu accepted the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan with immediate effect under Article 75(2) of the Constitution, after weeks of nationwide protests over the NEET-UG paper-leak crisis and demands for ministerial accountability. Pralhad Joshi was assigned charge of the Ministry of Education in addition to his existing portfolio. The resignation marked the most direct political consequence of the youth protest movement.