The Cockroach Janta Party launched its website and social media accounts one week before Thursday as a satirical protest against remarks by Indian Supreme Court Chief Justice Surya Kant. By Thursday the account had more than 15 million Instagram followers, exceeding the 8.8 million reported for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, before the Instagram account was blocked on X. Founder Abhijeet Dipke is identified as a Boston University student and political communications strategist.