Changing Parties, Changing Ideologies. Does India Require An Amendment To The Anti- Defection Law?

Aayushmaan Thakur, O.P. Jindal Global University. ABSTRACT The instances of party defections are not a new phenomenon for this country. While the Anti Defection Law was introduced in the year 1985 and was amended in 2003 intending to curb the avenues of opportunistic exploitation, it failed to produce the intended outcome. Therefore, defections continued. While such acts of defection have been beneficial for individual level gains, they create a sense of un-accountability and public...