Can the Cockroach Janta Party Actually Contest Indian Elections? Here Is What the Law Says

As CJP's follower count surpasses every regional party in India, a serious question is emerging: could a satirical movement become a real political party and contest elections? Constitutional lawyers, former Election Commission officials and political scientists weigh in on what it would take for the Cockroach Janta Party to transition from meme to ballot paper — and why the answer is more complicated, and more possible, than most people think.