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Meet Ajinkya Shinde: The IT Professional Turned CJP National Leader
- •Ajinkya Shinde is a 35-year-old IT professional from Maharashtra who became the national organization in-charge of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) in August 2026.
- •He holds a Bachelor of Technology degree from Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University in Lonere, Raigad district.
- •Before transitioning into full-time political activism, Shinde worked for an international IT firm in Pune and was previously associated with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
- •He gained widespread public attention after stepping up to lead the CJP protests at Delhi's Jantar Mantar following the detention of party founder Abhijeet Dipke and other senior leaders.
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Ajinkya Shinde is a 35-year-old IT professional and the national organization in-charge of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). He took over the leadership of the party's protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi following the detention of CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and other senior leaders on October 10, 2026.
Shinde holds a Bachelor of Technology degree from Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University (DBATU) in Lonere, Maharashtra. Before entering full-time political activism, he worked as an IT professional for an international firm in Pune and was previously associated with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
The CJP demonstration in Delhi was organized to protest against alleged irregularities in electoral rolls during special intensive revision and to voice demands concerning Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
