Cockroach Janta Party

The Cockroach Janta Party is an Indian satirical political movement founded on 16 May 2026 by Abhijeet Dipke, a 30-year-old Boston University student and political communications strategist who formerly worked with the Aam Aadmi Party. The party emerged as a satirical response to remarks made by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on 15 May 2026, in which he compared unemployed youth to "cockroaches" and "parasites of society". Reports indicated that supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party were considering contesting the upcoming Bankipur Assembly by-election in Bihar. Within days of its founding, the movement garnered over 350,000 sign-ups and 15 million social media followers. The movement has also engaged in offline activities, with volunteers participating in protests and clean-up drives dressed in cockroach costumes.