Senior leader Dharmendra Pradhan received a warm welcome in Odisha after his resignation. He stepped down as Union education minister taking moral responsibility for examination irregularities. Many state ministers and party legislators gathered to greet the former minister at the airport. Supporters hailed his resignation as a heroic and exemplary step taken on moral grounds. The government is now addressing examination integrity concerns while the opposition targets the Centre.

Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday, after weeks of massive student protests in Delhi . | India News

Pradhan's resignation was accepted with immediate effect, and Joshi will continue to hold his existing portfolio along with the Education Ministry charge