An Examination Crisis Turned Satire Into ProtestThe CJP might have remained an internet phenomenon without a national examination scandal that affected millions of students. What the Movement Means for IndiaThe Cockroach campaign’s immediate significance lies in its ability to turn a dismissive label into a national organising tool. It drew politically inexperienced young people into demonstrations, forced examination failures into parliamentary debate and secured a ministerial resignation. The movement must now decide whether to preserve its decentralised character or create the structure required for a sustained national campaign. For India’s young protesters, the resignation of one minister demonstrated that pressure could produce a result.