Share this article:XBlueskyFacebookGet Article LinkOn July 25, following weeks of student-led protests, Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned. The demonstrations, sparked by scandals involving two major national examination systems, were led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a satirical political movement that emerged after Supreme Court Chief Justice Surya Kant referred to unemployed young people as “cockroaches.” What began as a digital campaign has since evolved into a full-fledged youth-led protest movement against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. But the minister’s departure also raises a larger question: Now that it has achieved its near-term goal, can the CJP sustain its momentum and transform itself from a protest movement into a durable political force? A Movement Is BornWhen Kant made his comment on May 15 that “youngsters are like cockroaches, who don’t get any employment,” it sparked a political firestorm.