Smriti Irani to Dharmendra Pradhan: BJP’s education ministers and their tenures
Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as India's Education Minister after over five years in office, amid protests regarding multiple exam paper leaks. His tenure was the longest among the four education ministers in the NDA government, with predecessors Smriti Irani, Prakash Javadekar, and Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' serving shorter terms. Pradhan's time in office included support for the National Education Policy and initiatives for multilingual education, but was marred by issues affecting public trust in national examinations.