Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday reacted to the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, saying, "Ye istifa nahi, inquilab hai (This is not a resignation, it's a revolution)." Several Opposition leaders also welcomed Pradhan's resignation. In his resignation letter, Pradhan said, "I took responsibility for the NEET paper leak from the very first day."