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Watching a candidate I voted for switch sides right after winning, chasing power instead of honoring the platform they promised me, feels like a betrayal of the entire point of voting in the first place.
riyasharmaEditorial
by meeraiyerEditorial
Watching a candidate I voted for switch sides right after winning, chasing power instead of honoring the platform they promised me, feels like a betrayal of the entire point of voting in the first place.
India's own 1985 Anti-Defection Law already disqualifies MPs/MLAs who switch parties without their original party's approval, and studies of its implementation show it's reduced but not eliminated defections, since exceptions like merger clauses, two-thirds of a party switching together, remain a well-used loophole.
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