Cockroach Janta Party has state-wise offshoots. All of them amplify demands with AI visuals

The CJP’s official accounts are not the only place where its agenda is being spread. As memes gained momentum online, multiple accounts started cropping up using its name.

An Instagram search shows the multiple offshoots that have been created. | Instagram

Bengaluru: The Cockroach Janta Party has turned into a dangerous joke. In four days, its Instagram following surpassed that of the Bharatiya Janata Party. CJP stands at 15.7 million, while BJP is at 8.8 million.

A few hours after CJP’s Instagram account crossed the milestone, its X account was withheld in India.

Founder and Convenor Abhijeet Dipke claims that before the ban, there was an attempt by an unnamed “them” to hack the account. Dipke also posted a picture to show that the “hacker govt” is trying to access his Instagram account.

But the CJP’s official accounts are not the only place where its agenda is being spread. As memes and movement alike gained momentum online, multiple accounts had started cropping up using the CJP name. All of them shared posts from Dipke or the official account.

Much like the mythical Hydra, for every head being severed, two are rising in its place.

There are over 50 accounts all linking back to Dipke’s CJP—cockroach.jantapartymh (Maharashtra), cjp_westbengalofficial, cockroachjantaparty4tg (Telangana), cockroach_jantaparty__kerala, cockroach_jantaparty.jammu, cockroachsevaparty. The follower count ranges from 7 lakh to 467.

All of them share content from the official account, and all are populated with AI-generated imagery and posters. Some have taken the agenda further by posting their own demands.

The Maharashtra page, with 1.7 lakh followers, has posted “5 points Manifesto for Maharashtra by youths”: universal employment and skill-based placements; quality water, power and public [transport]; economic fairness and price control; accountable governance and corruption-free state; and universal access to public services.

What’s happening on X

X is not far behind. Since changing your account name is easier on the platform, multiple existing accounts have renamed themselves to show support to CJP.

@CJP_2029UP shared a poster that declared they were “For Youth, For Mountain, For People, For Forest.” The bio reads “Secular – Socialist – Democratic – Lazy”

@nadliym, whose account name is Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), has been sharing content in support of the party. But his bio reads “@aimim_national District President Youth”. The pivot to CJP only began on 20 May.

Here, too, AI images are the unifying feature.

There’s also an “Anti Cockroach Janta Party”. It claims that the Cockroach Janta Party is the “B team of All Opposition Party”. Its profile picture is a cockroach being sprayed with an insecticide.

With the name and associated imagery taking over social media, two individuals—Azim Adambhai Jam and Akhand Swaroop—have filed trademark applications for the wordmark “Cockroach Janta Party”.

Amid this, there is also another ‘cockroach’ party gaining traction. Cockroach Party of India, which goes by the handle @Cockroach4India on X, is distinct from Dipke’s CJP.

While its X account is still up, its Instagram account has been taken down.

It calls itself the “Genuine and authentic cockroach party”. Its demands are different and elucidated on the website.

It’s asking for jobs that actually exist; world-class public education; free, accessible healthcare; clean air, clean water, liveable cities; and dignity for the unemployed.

Unlike the CJP, this party doesn’t have a human face associated with it.