On July 25, 2026, Indian Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan announced his resignation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. This decision came on the sixth day of continuous student protests at Jantar Mantar square in New Delhi, triggered by widespread anger over exam paper leaks in national university entrance tests.

The resignation followed escalating tensions, including police use of tear gas against protesters. The student movement, led by the online-originated "Cockroach Party" and its founder Abhijit Dipke, celebrated the move as a victory for democracy. Following the resignation, student representative Ashutosh Ranka announced the official end of the mobilization, calling for protesters to return home. The movement has also called for compensation for families of students who died by suicide due to the exam scandals and the prosecution of police officers involved in the crackdown.