LUCKNOW, July 31 -- Even as the BJP in Uttar Pradesh grapples with allegations of embezzlement linked to donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, it now faces another political challenge ahead of the 2027 assembly election: a youth movement over paper leaks, recruitment delays and alleged irregularities in government examinations.

Although the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has withdrawn its 36-day protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar following the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the political impact of the agitation is expected to linger. A large number of youths from Uttar Pradesh participated in the protest, while demonstrations in support of its demands were organised across several districts of the state.

The ag...