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title: "Who Is Manish Brahmabhatt? CJ Party Rebel Behind the Formation of CJ Party (Democratic)"
english_title: "Manish Brahmabhatt: CJ Party Rebel Who Launched CJ Party (Democratic)"
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# Who Is Manish Brahmabhatt? CJ Party Rebel Behind the Formation of CJ Party (Democratic)

> **Lead Summary:** New Delhi: Manish Brahmabhatt, who has split from the Cockroach Janata Party , is not a newcomer to electoral politics. Brahmabhatt had previously contested the 2022 Gujarat Assembly election as an independent candidate from the Palanpur constituency.

## Article Content

New Delhi: Manish Brahmabhatt, who has split from the Cockroach Janata Party , is not a newcomer to electoral politics. Brahmabhatt had previously contested the 2022 Gujarat Assembly election as an independent candidate from the Palanpur constituency.

In the 2022 election, Brahmabhatt secured 964 votes and finished in fifth place. BJP candidate Aniket Girishbhai Thakor emerged victorious from the constituency with 95,588 votes. Brahmabhatt's participation in the election indicates that he had already entered the political arena before becoming associated with the latest split within the CJP.

According to his election affidavit, Brahmabhatt was 37 years old at the time of the 2022 Assembly election. He was working as a management consultant and had completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Gujarat University. He had also completed the first year of an LLB programme. His declared assets were valued at approximately Rs 44.42 lakh. The affidavit also listed four criminal cases against him.

> Brahmabhatt has now emerged as a prominent dissenting voice within the Cockroach Janata Party. He reportedly left the party alleging that its leadership under Abhijit Dipke had transformed the youth-oriented CJP into a group dominated by people personally preferred by the leadership, which he referred to as the “Kejriwal team.”

Brahmabhatt also alleged that several people in the CJP leadership had previously worked with the Aam Aadmi Party. According to him, opposing the BJP had become the primary objective of the group rather than pursuing a broader political agenda.

His decision to form the Cockroach Janata Party (Democratic) marks the first major split within the CJP and has added a new dimension to the emerging political formation. The allegations made by Brahmabhatt, however, reflect his position and have not been independently established in the information provided.

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