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Cockroach Party Surpasses BJP on Instagram, Pushes 50% Women Seats

5/21/2026

Summary

Story summary

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), founded by PR strategist Abhijeet Dipke, overtook the BJP on Instagram with 13 million followers versus 8.7 million.
After Court Justice Surya Kant likened unemployed youth to cockroaches, the CJP drew 350,000 registrations, prompting its X account of 200,000 followers to be blocked.
Mahua Moitra, Kirti Azad and Prashant Bhushan endorsed CJP, whose manifesto seeks a 50 % women’s reservation in Parliament and a ban on party-switching officials.

History

Historical Context

In April 2011 Anna Hazare started a hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, igniting anti-corruption protests that leveraged social media and attracted Arvind Kejriwal. Kejriwal’s team formed the Aam Adami Party, winning 28 of 70 Delhi seats in the 2013 election. The Cockroach Janta Party now uses similar digital tactics, claiming 350,000 registrations and 13 million Instagram followers.

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Story summary

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), founded by PR strategist Abhijeet Dipke, overtook the BJP on Instagram with 13 million followers versus 8.7 million.
After Court Justice Surya Kant likened unemployed youth to cockroaches, the CJP drew 350,000 registrations, prompting its X account of 200,000 followers to be blocked.
Mahua Moitra, Kirti Azad and Prashant Bhushan endorsed CJP, whose manifesto seeks a 50 % women’s reservation in Parliament and a ban on party-switching officials.

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