"If all was well with the country and the economy, 20 million young people would not rally around something like this," says political activist.

Cockroach Janta Party has tapped into youth anger at unemployment, inflation and bitter religious divides

A satirical political movement has gone viral amongst India's youth with an unusual mascot at the helm: the cockroach. The Cockroach Janta Party was born after India's chief…

When an Indian student at a US university used AI to create the “Cockroach Janta Party (CPJ)”, a parody political party, it sparked a viral sensation, hitting the zeitgeist in a…

"If all was well with the country and the economy, 20 million young people would not rally around something like this," says political activist.

The satirical movement is a highly visible digital expression of frustration but cannot substitute for collective action and organisation on the ground.