Indiaβs Cockroach Party Leader Carries Gen Zβs Demands. They Are Many. NYT - World By: Somini Sengupta and Pragati K.B. 8 October 2026 at 07:10 Abhijeet Dipke started the movement as a joke. But after ousting a minister over a dysfunctional college entrance exam system, Indiaβs youth say they now want to save democracy. Β© Anindito Mukherjee for The New York TimesAbhijeet Dipke, who founded the Cockroach Janta Party as a joke, now leads a wide movement representing Gen Z's frustrations.