Is the CJP changing India’s political landscape?

Video Duration 28 minutes 00 seconds 28: 00. Youth-led movement demands resignation of chief election commissioner.

Key points

• Nikita Sud – Professor of the politics of development at the University of Oxford.
• India's Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is calling for another senior official to resign.
• The commission notes reform is long overdue – and necessary to weed out duplicate entries.
• In July, protests by the youth-led movement saw the education minister quit.
• Critics say he is overseeing an unfair review of the electoral roll.

In July, protests by the youth-led movement saw the education minister quit. Now it wants the chief of the election commission to step aside.

Critics say he is overseeing an unfair review of the electoral roll. The revisions have led to the removal of tens of millions of eligible voters.

For context, the commission notes reform is long overdue – and necessary to weed out duplicate entries.

Protesters say it. Is an assault on democracy and designed to benefit the governing BJP. So, will the Cockroach movement be successful again? Rajat Sethi – Political commentator who focuses on contemporary India.

Nikita Sud – Professor of the politics of development at the University of Oxford. Sravasti Dasgupta – Senior political correspondent at The Wire. Published On 3 Oct 20263 Oct 2026.

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