Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), arrived in Delhi ahead of a planned demonstration at Jantar Mantar.

Hundreds of supporters of the Cockroach Janata Party, an online joke that drew millions across India, gathered for the first time in the national capital on Saturday, taking the social media movement off screens and into its biggest real-world test yet. The protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, marks the movement’s first foray into street politics after weeks of dominating social media feeds and news headlines, attracting millions of online followers and widespread support among young Indians.

Led by founder Abhijeet Dipke, the Saturday (Jun 6) demonstration by Cockroach Janta Party took India's largest online youth movement to the streets for the first time.

The Cockroach Janata Party, a social media movement in India, faces a major test as its founder leads a demonstration in New Delhi.

What began as a satirical online campaign has now spilled onto the streets of the national capital. Students, parents and young professionals gathered at Jantar Mantar as the movement's demands grew louder.

The "Cockroach Janta Party", led by 30-year-old Boston University graduate Abhijeet Dipke, draws support from young people frustrated by a lack of jobs.

Abhijeet Dipke joined the Cockroach Janta Party's first major Delhi protest and demanded Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation. The demonstration marked the online youth movement's biggest street test amid heavy security and calls for peace.

<p>Delhi Police permit the Cockroach Janta Party to protest at Jantar Mantar over the NEET leak. Abhijeet Dipke demands Education Minister's resignation.</p> <p> </p>

The movement was founded by 30-year-old Abhijeet Dipke, a political communications strategist and a student at Boston University. Dipke initially conceived the CJP as a joke. Notably, it is not a formal political party but a collective built around political satire.