# What’s Next for India’s Cockroach Janta Party After Major Protest Victory

https://mins.news/en/video/17831

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-08-10 06:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3DBvxvKDMY

> Student-led protests in India have pushed education reform into the national spotlight. Cockroach Janta Party spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka outlines what the movement plans to do next and raises concerns about alleged harassment of protesters. The group intends to remain a pressure movement rather than move into electoral politics. Ranka discussed the strategy with Bloomberg’s Menaka Doshi on Insight with Haslinda Amin.

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