Could India’s viral Cockroach Janta Party spark South Asia’s next youth uprising? (opens original article in a new tab)

India's Cockroach Janta Party, a satirical movement reclaiming a derogatory term, has gained massive online support but faces challenges in translating digital momentum into sustained real-world activism.

• Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) emerged after a chief justice called unemployed youth 'cockroaches'
• CJP uses satire to turn online protest into politics, gaining 22 million Instagram followers
• CJP organized real-world protests in Delhi against exam irregularities