The movement, born just over two months ago as a satirical online campaign, has quickly swelled into a formidable real-world political force

What started as an online satire campaign, The Cockroach Janta Party has become one of the most unexpected challenges to Narendra Modi's government.

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A young woman stands in front of a blue police van in a rain-soaked hoodie, one hand pressed against the metal. Behind the windshield sit police officers.

A joke has turned into a major protest movement in India, challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi Hindu nationalist’s government

Student protests organized by a pseudo-political outfit, Cockroach Janta Party, are gaining momentum as they challenge the political establishment.

Calling themselves the “Cockroaches,” young Indians are channeling anger over failings in the education system into a broader campaign for government accountability.

Demands from young people and Cockroach Janta Party pose one of the biggest challenges to PM Modi’s government.

The Cockroach Movement has become the biggest youth-led challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government since 2014. In this video, we explain how the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) emerged from an online movement,

By Aftab Ahmed, Saurabh Sharma and Anushree Fadnavis NEW DELHI, July 20 (Reuters) - India's youth-led Cockroach Janta Party movement said on Monday a federal minister had promised the government would weigh its demands as thousands of protesters marched on parliament despite police efforts to scatter them with tear gas and cane charges.