BUSINESS TODAY · 19 MAY 2026

Main Bhi Cockroach! How 'Cockroach Janata Party' took over social media

Within 48 hours the party had an anthem, a website, 40,000 X followers and 5.51 lakh on Instagram. The slogan "Main Bhi Cockroach" trended for two days.

THE WEEK · 19 MAY 2026

Viral 'Cockroach Janta Party' gains 80,000 followers, including two TMC MPs

Mahua Moitra and Kirti Azad publicly accept membership cards. Founder Abhijeet Dipke says he didn't expect a massive response.

DECCAN HERALD · 19 MAY 2026

'Voice of the unemployed': Who's behind the 'Cockroach Janata Party' with 1 lakh members in 3 days

A profile of the founder — Abhijeet Dipke, 30, Boston University — and the mission: “Build a party for the young people who keep getting called lazy, chronically online, and — most recently — cockroaches.”

THE FEDERAL · 19 MAY 2026

Cockroach Janata Party: How a satire became Gen Z's latest political movement

Long-form interview with the founder. “We will not align with any political party, especially not the BJP,” says Dipke.

THE PRINT · 19 MAY 2026

Cockroach Janta Party founder: 'Youth disconnected from politics'

The founder's diagnosis of why the response was this large, this fast — and what he plans to do with the political energy now in his inbox.

OPINDIA · 18 MAY 2026

Who started Cockroach Janta Party? AAP link explained

OpIndia reports on Abhijeet Dipke's earlier work as a social-media volunteer with the Aam Aadmi Party between 2020 and 2023. The CJP has stated it is not aligned with AAP or any other party.

GROUND REPORT · 18 MAY 2026

Cockroach Janta Party Explained: Who Founded It, Why It's Going Viral & What It Stands For

Explainer covering the CJI quote, the party's tagline (“Voice of the Lazy & Unemployed”), and the five-point agenda.

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