Cockroach Janta Party Surpasses BJP on Instagram, Faces Account Withholding in India

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A new satirical political movement, Cockroach Janta Party or CJP, has taken social media by storm. CJP has surpassed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Instagram followers. However, its X account has been withheld in India. The movement was founded by Abhijeet Dipke, a political communication strategist. CJP's manifesto includes significant reform proposals.

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Cockroach Janta Party's X account withheld in India

Hours after Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) surpassed BJP in terms of followers on Instagram, its X account was withheld in India. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke wrote in a post on X, "As expected, Cockroach Janta Party’s account has been withheld in India" (sic). The CJP's X handle had more than 2 lakh followers and was followed by Arundhati Roy, Prashant Bhushan, Dhruv Rathee, Kunal Kamra, and others.

CJP is a satirical political online movement that emerged last week and had taken the internet by storm with over 6 lakh registrations till its X account was withheld in India. However, its Instagram account remains active with more than 12 million followers at the time of filing this report.

Cockroach Janta Party Surpasses BJP on Instagram, Faces Account Withholding in India

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