From Online Joke to Minister's Ouster: How India's Cockroach Janta Party Forced a Resignation

Founded in May 2026 by Boston University student Abhijeet Dipke, the Cockroach Janta Party began as an online joke. By July, it had drawn tear-gas crackdowns in New Delhi, won government concessions, and pressured Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan into resigning over exam paper leaks — a striking arc for a digital-native youth movement.