The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) shook the nation with its stir, which succeeded in bringing about the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The recently concluded by-election results from Bihar, where Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor beat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Neeraj Kumar Sinha by 19,324 votes in the Bankipur Assembly seat. This has analysts stating the BJP has been shaken with questions hanging over the government and brand Modi (Prime Minister Narendra Modi).

Experts say one must look beyond a single protest or a setback and see this as widespread unhappiness with the current dispensation, with several social media posts suggesting people want “bure din” in a broadside at PM Modi’s “ache din” slogan. BJP Mumbai spokesperson Niranjan Shetty speaks out on Bankipur and cockroaches and answers voices that say the party must hear the doomsday bells tolling.