The 52nd Amendment (anti-defection law) had specific exceptions: ‘splits’ where 1/3rd of existing party left to form new one; and ‘mergers’ where 2/3rd of existing party joined another.
In a situation where all MPs are present and voting when Bill to amend Constitution is taken up for consideration, govt would require support of two-thirds of members in each House.
His foray into media industry & plan for starting political outfit come little over a year after he resigned as RS MP, & announced he was stepping away from politics.
In a new video message, Chadha refuted major allegations made against him by party leaders on Friday, rejecting them as “lies” that would be “exposed”.
Bill ensures that top positions in CAPFs are held by IPS officers. It reserves at least 50% of the posts at IG position, and 67% at the ADG-level for IPS officers on deputation.
The last time, Ahmed Patel pulled it off in Gujarat in 2017 despite defections and cross-voting in favour of BJP. It was seen as a battle between two titans, Amit Shah and Ahmed Patel.
Earlier, Congress issued show-cause notices to the MLAs after their public statements criticising the party's decision to join hands with BJD made it evident they would cross-vote.
The Congress nominee has declared assets worth Rs 2,558 crore. The affidavit showed that his annual income increased by 200 percent to Rs 374 crore in 2024-25 from FY 2021.
Nitish Kumar (75), Bihar's longest serving CM, filed nomination on Thursday for Rajya Sabha elections, clearing the decks for a change of guard in Bihar.
New Delhi: The outsourcing industry, India’s largest white-collar employer, is a juggernaut that has all but stopped moving. The dollar revenue at the top...
By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
In all fairness, no ‘defections’ should be permissible under any ‘guise’ whatsoever, as it tanatamounts to some fair weather friendship alone. All such law makers, unmindful of their numerical strength, ought to follow moral ethics too.
In all fairness, no ‘defections’ should be permissible under any ‘guise’ whatsoever, as it tanatamounts to some fair weather friendship alone. All such law makers, unmindful of their numerical strength, ought to follow moral ethics too.