Who Is Ajinkya Shinde? Maharashtra CJP Leader Steps In To Lead Protest Following Abhijeet Dipke's Detention
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is protesting to demand the resignation of and criminal action against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, alleging irregularities, vote manipulation, and transparency issues in the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls. The CJP's founder, Abhijeet Dipke, has been detained, and now Dipke's close associate,…
Ajinkya Shinde is a 35-year-old former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) worker, who has emerged as the new leader of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest after Abhijeet Dipke's detention on October 10, 2026. Shinde, originally from Maharashtra, is now tasked with spearheading the CJP protest until other leaders are freed, following the alleged electoral irregularities and transparency issues in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls by the Election Commission of India.
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