Election Commission data cited by the party shows about 130 million names, more than the population of Japan, have been deleted from electoral rolls during the verification exercise, including 63 million people who had relocated and 30 million who could not be traced.
The BJP and the Commission deny allegations of manipulation, although opposition parties say Muslim voters and other minorities, who are unlikely to support the Hindu nationalist ruling party, are disproportionately impacted by the deletions.
The cockroach party, which began as an online satire, rapidly evolved into a pressure group, with street protests against exam paper leaks culminating in the resignation of Modi’s education minister.
The CJP has called its protests against Kumar „Season 2“ on its social media handles, and said it would not stop until India’s election system was reformed.