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Nadda said the government had accepted the three principal demands placed before it and was committed to resolving the issue through dialogue rather than prolonged confrontation.

In a dramatic turn of events on Saturday, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned over the NEET paper leak, following which the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) called off its nationwide agitation after the Centre accepted several of its key demands during a third round of talks with Union ministers J.P. Nadda and Jitendra Singh. Earlier in the day, CJP national spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka had indicated that a breakthrough was likely. Speaking ahead of the meeting, he said the party expected "written confirmation" on two demands that had already received in-principle approval. "We also need clarity over Dharmendra Pradhan.

Whether they will seek his resignation or not. We want an answer in 'Yes' or 'No' because there is not much scope for deliberation over this," he said. Soon afterwards, Pradhan posted his resignation letter on X, saying he was stepping down "in the larger interests of studentsand the country.

Following the announcement, an elated CJP founder-president Abhijit Dipke informed supporters at Jantar Mantar that one of the party's principal demands had been met. However, he said the agitation would continue until the Centre agreed to provide ₹1 crore compensation to the families of NEET aspirants who died by suicide following the paper leak and took action against police personnel accused of assaulting CJP supporters since July 20.

Later, Ranka and CJP chief spokesperson Saurav Das met Nadda and Singh for the third round of negotiations at the Constitution Club of India. The breakthrough came after the meeting, with the two sides jointly addressing a packed press conference. Announcing the agreement, Das said, "Cockroach Janata Party declares that we withdraw the agitation in good faith, with the understanding that the agreed-upon terms will be executed within the agreed-upon timelines." Das said Pradhan's resignation fulfilled the party's first demand.