New Delhi, June 14 -- Every decade or so, young people in India discover there is corruption, and they gather somewhere in Delhi to transform the nation. This happens under the influence of a charismatic common man who goes to war against the giant government. Millions then follow him and gather in festive congregations. Foreign correspondents and Indians trained to think like foreign correspondents call them Gen-some-late-alphabet, who will create some "spring." In the end, the young become old.

The Cockroach Janata Party is the 2026 version of an amateur political storm. Its founder, Abhijeet Dipke, is supremely articulate, instantly trustworthy and likeable in a way seasoned politicians are not. He also seems shrewd.

He may well know...