Amid the rapidly rising Cockroach Janata Party movement, which began as satire and has since surpassed the Bharatiya Janata Party's 9 million Instagram followers mark, BJP leaders and Right Wing influencers claimed on X that a major chunk of the party's … Read on blog or Reader Alt News Read on blog or Reader Cockroach Janata Party’s majority followers Pakistani? BJYM secretary Tajinder Bagga, others amplify misleading claim By Shinjinee Majumder on 22nd May 2026 Amid the rapidly rising Cockroach Janata Party movement, which began as satire and has since surpassed the Bharatiya Janata Party's 9 million Instagram followers mark, BJP leaders and Right Wing influencers claimed on X that a major chunk of the party's followers was Pakistan-based. Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha secretary Tajinder Bagga posted a graphic containing a pie chart of the CJP's followers, claiming that 49% were from Pakistan, 14% from the United States, 14% from Bangladesh, and only 9% from India, with the United Kingdom, Australia, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE accounting for the remainder. Bagga captioned it 'Pakistan Janata Party'. (Archive) Pakistan Janta Party pic.twitter.com/Abdlqm0AsL — Tajinder Bagga (@TajinderBagga) May 21, 2026 Right Wing influencer Rishi Bagree also posted the same graphic and called it "The Truth of Cockroach Janta Party". (Archive) The Truth of Cockroach Janta Party : Citizens from Pakistan, Bangladesh & USA forms 77% of their Insta followers. India contributes only 9%. pic.twitter.com/WdIlmBWveE — Rishi Bagree (@rishibagree) May 21, 2026 ABP News journalist Chitra Tripathi also amplified the viral claim on Facebook. She wrote, "Half of the Cockroach Janata Party's followers are Pakistani", while citing Bagga. Zee-owned news outlet WION also published a report about the "foreign followers" on the CJP's Instagram page. "Pakistan angle to ‘Cockroach Janta Party’? Netizens flag large number of Pak, Bangladesh and Turkey-based followers", their post on X read. (Archive) Pakistan angle to ‘Cockroach Janta Party’? Netizens flag large number of Pak, Bangladesh and Turkey-based followers READ: https://t.co/kowVPtmT6khttps://t.co/kowVPtmT6k — WION (@WIONews) May 22, 2026 Several others on X also amplified the viral claim. This slideshow requires JavaScript. Fact  Check Alt News reached out to Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the Cockroach Janata Party, who provided a screen recording of the CJP's official Instagram page showing its followers' demographics. India accounts for 94.7% of the page's viewers, followed by the United States at 1%, the United Kingdom at 0.7%, and Canada and the United Arab Emirates at 0.6% each. It is worth noting that neither Pakistan nor Bangladesh appears in the CJP's actual followers' data. Dipke took to Twitter himself to refute the viral claims. In the screenshot he uploaded on May 21, at 5:17 pm, similar stats can be seen. I know you are desperately trying to hack the account but since you have failed to do so. Let me share the real data. Why would you call 94% of Indian youth as Pakistanis? https://t.co/547NtEP934 pic.twitter.com/9DRTx6l96e — Abhijeet Dipke (@abhijeet_dipke) May 21, 2026 The X handle of the CJP, which had over 200,000 followers, has been withheld in India as of May 21, within 5 days of its formation. "As expected, the Cockroach Janata Party's account has been withheld in India," Dipke posted on X, sharing a screenshot. Cockroach Janta Party’s account was started on 16th May. Within 4 days the account got banned because it got more than 200K following. pic.twitter.com/q93MTXIbrm — Abhijeet Dipke (@abhijeet_dipke) May 21, 2026 As it stands, Bagga's claim, amplified by many other users, that a major chunk of the CJP's follower base is Pakistani, is false. According to stats shared by the founder, Abhijeet Dipke, 90% of the CJP's viewers are Indian.

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