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- Data from the Association for Democratic Reforms indicates 111 elected members of Parliament and State Assemblies switched parties after their election since 2022.
- Nagaland and West Bengal recorded the highest number of such defections among all states.
- Parties including the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party and the All India Trinamool Congress saw the highest number of members leave.
- This trend of mid-term party switching has been linked to the collapse of several state governments.
What to watch next
- Potential legislative proposals for banning party switching mid-term
- Impact of defections on future state government stability
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Association for Democratic Reforms
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“It is noteworthy that the recent fall of governments in some State Assemblies was attributed to defections by their MLAs”
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…MPs defected to little-known NCPI recently. AAP's seven Rajya Sabha MPs and NCP's seven MLAs as well as Shiv Sena (UBT)'s six MPs also defected to Shiv Sena during this time. JD(U) lost five MLAs while NPP lost four. " It is noteworthy that the recent fall of governments in some State Assemblies was attributed to defections by their MLAs ," the ADR report said. NPF, BJP and NCPI together accounted for 81 (73 per cent) of the 111 MPs and MLAs who joined other political parties. The report said the principles of democracy rely upon ‘government of the…
“The ‘Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram’ syndrome and the never- ending ‘hunger for power and money’ have become a common practice amongst our Legislators and Political parties”
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…AIADMK MP seeks law to bar defectors from recontesting during same term."This fundamental principle, however, has been skewed by the failing standards of ethical and moral propriety in India’s parliamentary democracy. The ‘Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram’ syndrome and the never- ending ‘hunger for power and money’ have become a common practice amongst our Legislators and Political parties ," it said. The most plausible reasons behind such defections and switching of parties are "absence of value-based politics, lust for money and power, strong nexus between money and muscle, lure of office, dearth of…
Kapil Sibal
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“Kapil Sibal calls for 10-year ban on politicians switching parties mid-term”
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…was based on the elections and byelections held between 2022 and 2026. Nagaland recorded the highest number of party switches, with 32 (29%) MPs/MLAs changing sides, followed by West Bengal with 20 (18%). Also Read | Kapil Sibal calls for 10-year ban on politicians switching parties mid-term As far as political parties were concerned, the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), All India Trinamool Congress and Indian National Congress together accounted for 64 (58%) of the 111 MPs/MLAs who changed…
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Named India · Aam Aadmi Party · Bharatiya Janata Party · Bharat Rashtra Samithi · Congress · Indian National Congress · Janata Dal (United) · Lok Sabha · Naga People's Front · Nationalist Congress Party · Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party · National People’s Party · Rajya Sabha
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