Anti defection law

  Introduction In recent times, Laws Defection laws have been a fundamental issue due to complete violation of the defection rules in the country by the leaders. Since independence, the practice of defection has been a debatable issue in India. We can take into account, the crisis of Madhya Pradesh Government in March, 2020, wherein Jyotiraditya Scindia along with 22 Member Legislative Assembly (“MLA’s”) gave resignation to the speaker of the assembly which in turn, resulted in a huge blow to the congress as they failed the floor test and accordingly BJP, which had the maximum number of seats came into the power and thereafter Shivraj Singh Chauhan was elected as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. This blog primarily focuses to draw out a better understanding into the prospects of defection laws, its developments through precedents and punitive sanctions which are attracted if in neglect of these laws.   Background of anti defection law: In 1967, an MLA from Haryana, Gaya ...