India’s viral Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is now at the center of a massive internet controversy after founder Abhijeet Dipke claimed that the party’s Instagram account was “hacked” and its backup page taken down. The dramatic development came just as social media exploded with allegations that a large share of CJP’s followers were from Pakistan and Bangladesh. The satirical Gen-Z political movement shocked the internet after crossing more than 20 million followers in just days, even overtaking the BJP on Instagram. But BJP leaders, including Tajinder Bagga, soon accused the party of having a suspicious foreign follower base, calling it “Pakistan Janta Party.” Alleged follower data shared online claimed Pakistan, Bangladesh and the United States accounted for a large percentage of the page’s audience.

What began as a sarcastic internet response to controversial “cockroach” and “parasite” remarks aimed at unemployed youth has now transformed into one of South Asia’s biggest digital satire movements. India’s viral ‘Cockroach Janta Party’ or CJP has exploded across Instagram and meme culture, crossing millions of followers and turning frustration, unemployment anxiety, and Gen-Z humour into a full-scale online phenomenon. Now, the movement appears to be crossing borders. Pakistani social media platforms are witnessing the rise of similar satire-driven pages, including the emerging ‘Cockroach Awami Party’, which openly references inspiration from India’s viral meme movement. With green-and-white branding, ironic political messaging, and Gen-Z meme culture at its core, the Pakistani spin-offs are attempting to recreate the same anti-establishment internet energy that made CJP go massively viral in India.