Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Cockroach Janta Party Grows From FIFA Joke Into Youth Movement
Abhijeet Dipke started a funny online group called the Cockroach Janta Party.
He got the idea while playing FIFA on his PlayStation in Boston.
He had seen a comment by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant that he thought was insulting.
Dipke joked that all the “cockroaches” should come together.
The group used words like unemployed, lazy and professional ranter in a humorous way.
Thousands of young people joined through an online form.
About 5,000 people registered in two hours.
After 12 hours, the number had reached 50,000.
The joke became a way for young Indians to discuss jobs, exams and disappointment with politics.
Abhijeet Dipke created the Cockroach Janta Party while playing FIFA on a PlayStation in Boston.
He was reacting to a comment by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant that he considered demeaning.
The party’s satirical membership criteria included being unemployed, lazy and able to rant professionally.
A Google Form attracted 5,000 registrations within two hours and 50,000 within 12 hours.
The joke developed into a broader conversation about jobs, examinations and political disillusionment among young Indians.
- Who
- Abhijeet Dipke and thousands of young Indians who registered for the Cockroach Janta Party.
- What
- An online satirical party created around unemployment and youth frustration became a broader political conversation.
- When
- Dipke conceived it around 10 or 11 p.m. in Boston; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- It began online while Dipke was in Boston.
- Why
- Dipke said he was responding to a comment he found demeaning and channeling concerns about unemployment, examinations and political disillusionment.
- Founder
- Abhijeet Dipke
- Name
- Cockroach Janta Party, also called CJP
- Origin
- Created online in Boston while Dipke was playing FIFA
- Membership criteria
- Applicants had to be unemployed, “lazy” and able to “rant professionally”
- Early registrations
- About 5,000 within two hours
- Registrations after 12 hours
- About 50,000
- Issues discussed
- Jobs, examinations and political disillusionment