Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) sought his resignation over NEET paper leak. During his tenure, he faced several controversies, including the NEET-UG paper leak, UGC-NET cancellation, scrutiny of National Testing Agency, NCERT textbook revisions, vice-chancellor appointment rules, the three-language policy row and PM SHRI school disputes.