GS2 · UPSC Mains

How has the Anti-Defection Law impacted the relationship between political parties and individual legislators in India? In light of the recent incidents, also discuss the unintended consequences it has on the functioning of democracy in India. (Answer in 250 words)

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GS2 · Parliament & State legislatures — structure, functioning, powers GS2 · Representation of People's Act; pressure groups & associations

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RuhaniAIR 5Nextiasp.26
NausheenAIR 9Nextiasp.26
Kush MotwaniAIR 11Nextiasp.23
Thakur Anjali AjayAIR 43Nextiasp.25
K N Chandana JahnaviAIR 50Nextiasp.26
Abhimanyu MalikAIR 60Nextiasp.24
Shoham TeberiwalAIR 77Nextiasp.24
Eshani AnandAIR 79Nextiasp.25
Aniket Dnyaneshwar HirdeAIR 81Nextiasp.26
Abhishek Singh—NextIASp.29
Hassan Khan—NextIASp.26
Annapurna Singh—Nextiasp.26
ATIF WAQUAR EKRAM ANSARI—NextIASp.26
AVINASH CHOUDHARY—NextIASp.26
ABHIMANYU SINGH—NextIASp.23
Kaanchi Singhal—NextIASp.24
Jahnavi—NextIASp.26
PRIYANKA PRIYADARSHINI—NextIASp.25
Siddharth Srivastava—NextIASp.26
Madhav Agarwal—NextIASp.25
Divyanshi Singla—NextIASp.26
MUKUND KUMAR—NextIASp.26
Ankit Agrawal—NextIASp.25
Mrinal Kumar—NextIASp.25
Arfa Usmani—NextIASp.24
Mohit Gupta—NextIASp.26
SIVASAKTHIVEL C—NextIASp.24
SYED ADEEL MOHSIN—NextIASp.26
Surabhi Yadav—NextIASp.24
MAHI SHARMA—NextIASp.26
RIA AGGARWAL—NextIASp.25
DEEPESH GAUR—NextIASp.26
JASWANT MALIK—NextIASp.24
Sanket Kumar—NextIASp.26
Ankit Agrawal—NextIASp.25
Muhammed Swalah T A—NextIASp.26
Rahul—NextIASp.24
Abhishek Singh—Nextiasp.29
Ritika Chitlangia—Nextiasp.29

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