India’s ruling BJP suffers rare byelection loss after Cockroach student protests

According to The Guardian, India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has suffered a rare byelection defeat in Bankipur, a seat it held for three decades. The loss came during the Cockroach movement — student protests that have shaken Narendra Modi's government and, opposition parties say, forced India's education secretary to resign. Electoral strategist Prashant Kishor won the seat for his newly-formed Jan Suraaj party, marking a major breakthrough for the fledgling political movement.

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