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Wednesday, December 3, 2025
TopicAnti-defection law

Topic: anti-defection law

Yogi govt’s ordinance and defiance on posters disregard civil liberties and privacy

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Mani S Aiyar recalls Modi’s anarchy, SY Quraishi says defection ‘mere detour’ for MLAs

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Laws can’t stop Indian politicians from defecting. But there’s someone who can

Naming and shaming is more powerful than any legal remedy.

Modi government is making laws, not the lawmakers in Parliament

The message is clear: A government with such a brute majority can’t make mistakes.

Time to review anti-defection law, powers & functions of governors and speakers

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What an Indian law can do to MLAs defecting in Karnataka & Goa – nothing

Anti-defection is the only law in India that has consistently failed every time it has been invoked to secure political stability.

On Camera

1989 Rubaiya Sayeed kidnapping case still haunts Indian policy-making in Kashmir

The kidnapping—followed by the killing of four Indian Air Force officers soon after, and the executions of Intelligence Bureau personnel—made the triumph of jihadism seem inevitable.

India’s Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code is struggling to deliver. It’ll take a decade to clear backlog

The Centre is considering an increase in the National Company Law Tribunal's bench capacity, while the Standing Committee of Finance suggests fast-track courts. 

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.