The 'cockroach' party that shook Indian politics | CNA Correspondent

An education minister has resigned. India's Cockroach Janta Party is claiming victory. What began as an online satirical campaign has become one of India's most talked-about youth movements, tapping into frustrations over jobs, opportunity and political representation. Genevieve Woo speaks to Correspondent Neha Poonia about how a movement built around a cockroach forced its way onto India's political agenda and what it reveals about a generation that is refusing to be crushed and trampled on.

Highlights:
00:00 Intro
01:20 "No one saw this coming"
06:00 Why political pressure intensified
09:27 Did the Indian government underestimated what they were dealing with?
14:09 What's driving youth frustration?
17:37 What the opposition missed
20:09 A movement bigger than its founder
22:25 Has Indian politics changed?

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