NDA’s Two-Thirds Push Raises Anti-Defection Law Questions Amid Party Splits And Mergers

India

The NDA government’s push for a two-thirds majority has brought the anti-defection law back into focus as political parties face splits, mergers and shifting loyalties. Legal experts are debating whether these moves comply with the Tenth Schedule or undermine democratic principles by allowing engineered political realignments.The debate centres on party identity, legislative majority, merger legitimacy, Speaker’s powers, voter mandate, political morality and whether India’s anti-defection framework needs reform to address modern coalition politics and factional splits. -hard-facts News18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube

Last Updated: June 25, 2026, 22:52 IST