CJP Founder Challenges Opposition: Is Participation in Rigged Elections Justified?

CJP Founder Calls for Boycott of Rigged Elections

New Delhi: Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), has urged opposition parties to withdraw from elections if they believe the electoral process is compromised. He argues that their ongoing participation only serves to legitimize these flawed elections, creating a false perception of fairness.

In a recent post on X, Dipke emphasized that it is contradictory for opposition parties to claim election rigging while still contesting. He stated, "Yes, elections are being rigged. But when you continue to participate in rigged elections, you legitimize these elections and help maintain the illusion that they are free and fair."

For opposition:

Yes, elections are being rigged. But when you continue to participate in rigged elections, you legitimise these elections and help maintain the illusion that they are free and fair.

Maybe you keep contesting because you fear that if you don’t, you will stop existing. But what kind of existence are you trying to protect when votes are being stolen, your MLAs and MPs are being poached, and your parties are being split?

This is not political survival. You are simply trying to stay alive in a system that can weaken you, split your party or take away your elected representatives whenever it wants. How long can you survive like this?

And you cannot talk about election rigging only when it happens in states that matter to you and remain silent when it happens elsewhere. If elections are being rigged, it should matter regardless of the state or which party is affected.

You cannot keep saying the game is rigged while continuing to play it. Your participation is the only thing that gives these rigged elections legitimacy.

Think about the nation and its democracy before thinking about your own political survival. Take a stand and stop participating in rigged elections.

— Abhijeet Dipke (@abhijeet_dipke) September 25, 2026

Dipke questioned whether the fear of political extinction drives opposition parties to continue participating in elections. He remarked, "What kind of existence are you trying to protect when votes are being stolen, your MLAs and MPs are being poached, and your parties are being split?"

He criticized the selective outrage of opposition parties regarding election rigging, stating that they should be concerned regardless of the state or party affected. "You cannot keep saying the game is rigged while continuing to play it. Your participation is the only thing that gives these rigged elections legitimacy," he asserted.

Dipke urged opposition leaders to prioritize democracy over their political ambitions, saying, "Think about the nation and its democracy before thinking about your own political survival. Take a stand and stop participating in rigged elections."

He drew a parallel between elections and a fixed cricket match, explaining that even in a manipulated election, some victories are allowed to maintain the illusion of competitiveness. "Just like in a fixed match, not every catch is dropped. Some catches are taken, and the match may even be dragged to the last over to make it look like a close fight," he noted.

The CJP founder recently called for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, threatening to initiate a "Jantar Mantar 2.0" protest if his demand is not met. His comments followed a report indicating that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had raised objections multiple times regarding decisions made by the Election Commission over the past ten months.

In response to the report, Election Commission officials stated that all decisions, including those related to voter registration, were made unanimously with the approval of both commissioners and the chief election commissioner.