The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has announced an expansion of its social media and communications team, bringing in a fresh set of members as the youth-led political satire movement seeks to build a more structured digital operation.
The organisation announced the appointments on social media, introducing members who will handle different aspects of its online communication, including content, design, video production and platform management. The move marks another step towards formalising the organisational structure of a movement that initially built much of its following through viral posts and youth-focused campaigns.
CJP, founded by Abhijeet Dipke, has expanded rapidly since emerging as an online political satire movement earlier this year. It has subsequently taken up issues including examination irregularities, unemployment, education and conditions faced by students.
Digital operation expands
The latest appointments include Aditi Sharma and Shivani Mishra as social media heads, while Harsh Vardhan and Pranjal Singh have been named social media coordinators.
CJP has appointed Aayush Raj as its graphic designer and Arjun Mehta as video editor. Rishabh Singh and Khushi Verma have joined the content team, while Aditya Raj has been given responsibility for meme content.
The organisation said the appointments were intended to strengthen its communications machinery and allow it to engage more consistently with supporters across social media platforms.
The expansion comes after CJP recently made a series of organisational appointments. Sudhir Sangwan and Siddhant Bhardwaj were named national spokespersons after Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka moved to national co-convenor roles. The organisation also brought in new organisational general secretaries and constituted coordination committees across different regions.
From online satire to protests
CJP's growth has increasingly moved beyond social media. The group has organised and participated in demonstrations over examination-related grievances and student issues and has sought to position itself as a platform for young people frustrated with established political structures.
Its founder Dipke recently backed protesting Adivasi students in Maharashtra over alleged poor conditions in residential schools and hostels, while CJP members have also been involved in protests in Delhi over the alleged assault on the father of a teenage student activist.
The organisation describes itself as a political satire movement rather than a conventional political party and uses humour, memes and provocative online messaging as part of its political communication.
The latest appointments indicate that CJP is now attempting to professionalise the digital infrastructure that helped drive its initial growth, even as it expands its presence through campaigns and street protests.