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- The Association for Democratic Reforms examined data regarding lawmakers switching political parties between 2014 and 2021.
- The findings indicate that 177 Congress MPs and MLAs left their party during this seven-year period.
- Conversely, 173 lawmakers joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, making it the most frequent destination for defectors.
- The report also notes that 84 percent of these representatives who changed parties were millionaires.
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