India’s Gen Z Cockroach movement hands Modi a rare setback ahead of key state polls
The BJP runs both Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.The bigger risk for Modi could lie in the 2029 national election if the CJP turns itself into a party. Its founder, Abhijeet Dipke, has said no decision had been made so far on joining electoral politics.Some analysts say young voters have hitherto largely cast ballots along religious or caste lines, benefiting Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. The BJP has 23 million followers on X and 18 million on Facebook, though Modi’s personal followers on all three social media platforms are massive, ranging between 60 and 107 million.“You need a kind of authenticity for Instagram,” said columnist Santosh Desai.
- ▪The BJP runs both Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.The bigger risk for Modi could lie in the 2029 national election if the CJP turns itself into a party.
- ▪Its founder, Abhijeet Dipke, has said no decision had been made so far on joining electoral politics.Some analysts say young voters have hitherto largely cast ballots along religious or caste lines, benefiting Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bhara
- ▪The BJP has 23 million followers on X and 18 million on Facebook, though Modi’s personal followers on all three social media platforms are massive, ranging between 60 and 107 million.“You need a kind of authenticity for Instagram,” said col
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Open this photo in gallery:A child holds a placard during a gathering in solidarity with Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) to celebrate the resignation of India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in Mumbai on July 26 as protests over the alleged NEET exam irregularities were called off.PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP/Getty ImagesShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountNearly five weeks after the leaders of India’s youth Cockroach Janta Party began their protest demanding the resignation of the education minister over exam paper leaks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 75, posted a rare selfie video: he said he was pained by their suffering and promised remedial steps.The video, posted late on Thursday on Instagram, where CJP amassed 22 million mainly Gen Z followers…
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