The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has topped Instagram engagement among political parties and leaders, surpassing the Indian National Congress and Rahul Gandhi in the second week of October, according to an analysis
by Data Beings.
The CJP recorded 21.7 million engagements, accounting for 25% of the total across the 10 political parties and leaders tracked between October 10 and 16. The Congress followed with 20.5 million engagements, or 23%, while Rahul Gandhi ranked third with 14.6 million engagements, accounting for 17%.
The findings were shared by Data Beings on X on Thursday. The analysis covered a combined 87.8 million engagements across the 10 accounts listed in the weekly ranking.
CJP Leads Instagram Engagement Rankings
The CJP’s 21.7 million engagements put it ahead of the Congress by 1.2 million. Its share of the total engagement measured was also two percentage points higher than the Congress’s.
The Indian Youth Congress ranked fourth, with 7.4 million engagements, followed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which recorded five million.
The National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) registered 1.8 million engagements, while Arvind Kejriwal recorded 1.4 million. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav followed with 1.2 million, and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) rounded off the list with 800,000 engagements.
