India’s anti-defection law is back in focus after senior advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal approached the Supreme Court seeking a clear interpretation of one of its most contentious provisions – ...

India's anti-defection law was introduced in 1985 to end the era of Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram politics, when legislators frequently ...

Ahead of the parliamentary Monsoon Session set to commence on Thursday, Congress MP Manish Tewari has moved an adjournment ...

The proposed anti-defection policy by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has sparked debate over whether political parties can compel elected officials to forfeit office after defecting. While some ...

A hunger strike. A hospital bed. A splintering opposition suddenly finding common ground. As Parliament's monsoon session ...

In a full-strength Parliament, where all members are present and voting, two-thirds works out to 362 members in the Lok Sabha and 164 in the Rajya Sabha. Unlike the Lok Sabha, the ...

Political scientist and author Sibaji Pratim Basu traces the history of political defections in India. The former vice-chancellor of Vidyasagar University explains why regional parties are especially ...

Between March 1967 and February 1968, around 438 legislators changed their party allegiances, a figure that dwarfed the nearly 542 cases recorded across the interregnum between 1952 and 1967. It was ...

Kapil Sibal on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeks reinterpretation of the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution which ...

Kapil Sibal challenges Tenth Schedule interpretation in Supreme Court, arguing it allows legislators to avoid ...

As several AAP, Shiv Sena (UBT) and TMC MPs switched sides days before the Monsoon Session of Parliament began, veteran ...