India, May 21 -- What started as an internet joke is now turning into one of the loudest political meme movements online. The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), a satirical outfit born barely four days ago on Thursday touched 12 million followers on Instagram, overtaking the BJP's 8.7 million followers on the platform.

The so-called party, founded by Abhijeet Dipke, proudly calls itself the "Voice of the Lazy & Unemployed" and has quickly gained traction among internet creators and meme-loving Gen Z users, with social media timelines now flooded with cockroach emojis. And now, political heavyweights are joining the fun too.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav threw his weight behind the movement with a short post on Instagram and X. "BJP ve...