India, May 20 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has joined the list of leaders invoking the 'Cockroach Janta Party', a satirical political group that has gained traction online, suggesting a direct contest between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the so-called 'CJP'.

'Cockroach Janta Party' or the 'CJP' was born out of satire after Chief Justice of India Surya Kant's controversial statement on unemployed youths. Since then, the CJP has became an online sensation, with several opposition leaders, including Mahua Moitra and Kirti Azad, joining the trend.

Akhilesh was the latest to join the trend with a 3-word tweet in Hindi: "BJP banam CJP" (or BJP versus CJP).

Though the 3-word post of the Samajwadi Party leader fell short of...