Himachal Pradesh passes bill to stop pensions of MLAs disqualified under anti-defection law

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· Sep 04, 2024 · 07:53 pm

Party-hopping a ‘disturbing trend’, need stronger anti-defection law: Former VP Venkaiah Naidu

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· Apr 23, 2024 · 04:42 pm

Why does the anti-defection law not apply to Nitish Kumar?

Shoaib Daniyal

· Jan 29, 2024 · 09:00 am

The India Fix: How SC’s freezing of the Anti-Defection Law allows BJP to undercut federalism

Shoaib Daniyal

· Jul 02, 2022 · 09:00 am

Interview: How can Eknath Shinde and his Shiv Sena rebels escape punishment under the defection law?

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· Jun 23, 2022 · 06:30 am

The India Fix: Are Indian voters to blame for the poor shape of Parliament?

Shoaib Daniyal

· Dec 06, 2021 · 09:30 am

India is now a parliamentary democracy without a functioning parliament

Shoaib Daniyal

· Aug 13, 2021 · 09:00 am

Has the Parliamentary check on the executive practically ended in India?

Shoaib Daniyal

· Sep 25, 2020 · 09:15 am

Why today’s Rajasthan political crisis has its roots in Constituent Assembly debates of the 1940s

Shoaib Daniyal

· Jul 27, 2020 · 07:02 pm

Manipur’s Rajya Sabha election shows how easily power can overrule the anti-defection law

Shoaib Daniyal

· Jun 24, 2020 · 09:30 am

Supreme Court wants disqualification powers of Speakers to go. Is this justified?

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Jan 23, 2020 · 06:30 am

Supreme Court judge recuses himself from Karnataka disqualified MLAs’ case, next hearing on Monday

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· Sep 17, 2019 · 02:29 pm

On Brexit, 21 British MPs voted against their government. Could this happen in India?

Shoaib Daniyal

· Sep 07, 2019 · 06:30 am

Rebel AAP MLA Kapil Mishra to challenge disqualification order in Delhi High Court

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· Aug 02, 2019 · 06:35 pm

The political mystery: Why did Karnataka MLAs quit instead of switching to BJP?

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Jul 11, 2019 · 06:00 pm

Karnataka: Congress will take action against four rebel MLAs, says Siddaramaiah

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· Feb 08, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Flashback 2008: Karnataka verdict brings back disturbing memories of BJP’s Operation Lotus

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· May 17, 2018 · 06:30 am

Anti-defection conundrum: Can voluntary resignation from a party be effected involuntarily?

Shoaib Daniyal

· Dec 12, 2017 · 10:30 am

Political crises in Tamil Nadu, three other states expose the shortcomings of the anti-defection law

Chakshu Roy

· Feb 26, 2017 · 10:30 am

The Daily Fix: One sign of how Parliament has been devalued – even the ruling BJP is disrupting it

Shoaib Daniyal

· Dec 16, 2016 · 09:56 am