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Anti-defection law
Party-hopping a ‘disturbing trend’, need stronger anti-defection law: Former VP Venkaiah Naidu
Scroll Staff
· 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?
Smitha Nair
· 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
Scroll Staff
· 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
Scroll Staff
· 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
Scroll Staff
· Feb 08, 2019 · 01:30 pm
Flashback 2008: Karnataka verdict brings back disturbing memories of BJP’s Operation Lotus
Scroll Staff
· 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
No debate, please: The devaluation of Parliament is an alarming sign for Indian democracy
Shoaib Daniyal
· Dec 02, 2016 · 07:30 am
