Modi’s “Cockroach” Moment: Is India’s Gen Z Revolt Becoming a Serious Threat to the BJP?

In this paper, we discuss:

• Why India’s Gen Z protests extend beyond the recent exam scandal;
• How youth unemployment, education costs and limited social mobility are driving discontent;
• How the movement has challenged Modi’s personal authority and forced a rare government concession;
• Why its electoral impact will depend on whether opposition parties can translate youth mobilisation into political support.

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