What Is the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)? India's Viral Movement Fully Explained

The Cockroach Janta Party — CJP — is India's fastest-growing satirical political movement, founded on 16 May 2026 after Supreme Court Chief Justice Surya Kant compared unemployed graduates to 'cockroaches.' Student Abhijeet Dipke turned the insult into a party, accumulating 20 million Instagram followers, 3.5 lakh sign-ups, and BBC, CNN and Al Jazeera coverage in under a week. This is the complete guide to what CJP is, who started it, and why it went global.