New Delhi, July 27 -- Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as India's Education Minister on Saturday, 25 July, handing the month-long youth movement led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) a major victory.

The resignation, many observers argued, underscored the growing political influence of a Gen Z-led movement that began as an online campaign, sparked by a comment from the Chief Justice of India, before evolving into a nationwide protest demanding government accountability over the NEET paper leaks.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally reached out to the young generation through FaceTime-style self-recorded videos, an acknowledgement of the political weight the protests had acquired.

The development has sparked a debate on the significance ...