Cockroach Janta Party, a satire website launched just a few days ago, has more than 10 million followers on Instagram, more than the country's ruling party, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). The BJP has 8.7 million followers while CJP has around 10.2 million followers, according to the data available at 8.36 am. In one of the posts made by CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke took a jibe at the BJP and wrote, "It took just four days and "Don’t underestimate the power of youth,” when it crossed the BJP, at least in followers on Instagram. ‘World’s largest party they said,” the text on the image read in a satire post.
On the other hand, the Congress party’s handle @incindia has roughly 13.2 million followers as of 21 May. The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party handle @aamaadmiparty has around 1.9 million followers.
The account initially blew past 3 million Instagram followers within 78 hours and has since surged to over 9 million on 20 May. The CJP handle has 54 posts, while BJP had shared over 18,000 posts on its Instagram handle so far. Within days of its launch, people are searching its offcial website, name of its founder and how to join Cockroach Janta Party on Google.
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The Cockroach Janta Party has emerged as one of India’s fastest-growing political campaigns on Instagram and has overtaken BJP in terms of followers on the platform within days of its launch. The website's Instagram handle has so far shared around 56 posts, including both images and short videos.
Founder of CJP: Abhijeet Dipke and his AAP link
The website of CJP was created by an individual identified as Abhijeet Dipke. He calls himself "Founding President" of "Cockroach Janta Party". On May 16, 30-year-old Abhijeet Dipke posted a Google form on X inviting people to register for the “Cockroach Janta Party”.
He is a political communication strategist whose work focusses on narrative building, public messaging, and the influence of digital platforms on political opinion. He completed his undergraduate studies in journalism in Pune before moving to the United States for higher education. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Public Relations at Boston University.
Between 2020 and 2023, he volunteered with the social media team of Aam Aadmi Party. During the 2020 Delhi Assembly elections, which were won by the Arvind Kejriwal-led party, he worked on meme-driven digital campaigns aimed at boosting online outreach and youth engagement. In 2026, he went on to launch the Cockroach Janata Party.
Why was Cockroach Janta Party launched?
The CJP calls itself a satirical political group and it sprung up online after the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant reportedly compared youth to "cockroaches". During a court hearing on May 15, the CJI had reportedly said that some unemployed youngsters become journalists, RTI activists or social media users and "start attacking everyone". However, he later clarified that his remarks were misquoted and were taken out of context. Within two days of its launch, the group drew more than 40,000 members.
Why is the CJP going viral?
The CJI's remark struck a nerve online. Within hours, Abhijeet Dipke received more than 5,000 registrations, turning what began as an internet joke into an unofficial organisation that tapped into public frustration, political satire, and online humour.
“The Cockroach Janta Party expresses the dissent of young people against the statement made by the Hon’ble CJI, where he labelled the youth as cockroaches and parasites. It was unacceptable in a democracy like India, where the CJI of the Supreme Court, who is supposed to be the custodian of the Constitution and free speech, demeaned young people for their criticism,” said Abhijeet, who is in the U.S., completing his Master’s degree in public relations at Boston University. The satirical initiative has clearly struck a chord with many young Indians frustrated with the current system.
'Voice of Lazy and unemployed'
“We are not here to set up another PM CARES, holiday in Davos on the taxpayer’s salary slip, or rebrand corruption as ‘strategic spending’. We are here to ask — loudly, repeatedly, in writing — where the money went,” its website reads. With its tagline as “Voice of the lazy and unemployed”, the Cockroach Janta Party claims to represent the people that “the system forgot to count”. With zero sponsors and five demands, it identifies as “one large, stubborn swarm”.
The party’s five-point manifesto takes direct aim at key democratic institutions and political practices. Along with promising 50% reservation for women in all Cabinet positions, the manifesto proposes a 20-year ban on MLAs and MPs who switch political parties after getting elected.
It also calls for an investigation into the bank accounts of what it describes as “godi media” anchors, demands action against the Chief Election Commissioner under the UAPA if any legitimate vote is deleted, and seeks to bar retired Chief Justices from receiving Rajya Sabha appointments after retirement.
The party has demanded that the Central Board of Secondary Education scrap rechecking fees, describing them as “blatant corruption,” and has extended support to students affected by the NEET exam controversy.
It has further announced plans to hold a virtual Gen-Z convention, inviting young people to take part in organising the event. The party’s tongue-in-cheek membership criteria include being “unemployed, lazy, chronically online” and having the “ability to rant professionally."
The Cockroach Janata Party is already become a big thing on the internet with politicians such as Akhilesh Yadav, Mahua Moitra backing it on social media. "I would like to join the Cockroach Janta Party. What are the qualifications required?" TMC leader Kirti Azad posted on X. The party responded: "Winning the 1983 World Cup is a good enough qualification." Mahua Moitra, reposting a CJP post, said she too would like to join "besides being a card-carrying member of the Anti-National Party." The party welcomed her as "the fighter democracy needs."
