# India’s Cockroach Janata Party, student groups to protest, demand poll chief’s resignation

https://mins.news/en/item/82986

- Reuters, 2026-10-02 06:04 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-cockroach-janata-party-student-groups-protest-demand-poll-chiefs-2026-10-02/

> Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to face renewed pressure on Friday as the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janata Party and a separate coalition of student and activist groups hold fresh protests demanding the election chief’s resignation.

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