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    AIADMK rebels were disqualifiable before resigning; party’s silence keeps them safe

    AIADMK rebels were disqualifiable before resigning; party’s silence keeps them safe

    6 July 2026 10:16 AM IST
    Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs Sanjay Raut and Arvind Sawant

    Another Sena breakaway? Six MPs push Uddhav to the brink

    18 Jun 2026 7:19 PM IST
    TMC split: The legal gamble behind the rebel MPs merger with NCPI

    TMC split: The legal gamble behind the rebel MPs' merger with NCPI

    16 Jun 2026 2:26 PM IST
    TMC rebel MPs join NCPI to back NDA while also skirting legal hurdles

    TMC rebel MPs join NCPI to back NDA while also skirting legal hurdles

    14 Jun 2026 8:55 PM IST
    Mamata turns to old rivals and legal battle as TMC faces existential crisis

    TMC split buzz grows as party cites anti-defection law amid MP breakaway talk

    7 Jun 2026 8:08 PM IST
    anti-defection law

    How the anti-defection law lost its bite, and why Tamil Nadu will prove it

    27 May 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Atishi

    Atishi targets BJP over delay in Rs 2,500 aid for women, says MPs merger ‘unconstitutional’

    28 April 2026 12:33 PM IST
    ‘Anti-defection law clear; MPs can’t merge alone’ | Lok Sabha ex-secy PDT Achary interview

    ‘Anti-defection law clear; MPs can’t merge alone’ | Lok Sabha ex-secy PDT Achary interview

    28 April 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Raghav Chadha

    Raghav Chadha leads AAP MPs' exit to BJP: What Anti-Defection Law’s two-thirds rule says

    24 April 2026 5:56 PM IST
    What does the Telangana Speaker’s defection verdict mean legally?

    Telangana Speaker’s actions test anti-defection law’s evidentiary limits

    17 March 2026 4:18 PM IST
    Congress protest in Patna

    Opposition allege ‘horse-trading’ in Bihar RS polls, demand review of anti-defection law

    17 March 2026 3:56 PM IST
    Congress MP Manish Tewari pushes bill to end

    Congress MP Manish Tewari pushes bill to end 'whip-driven tyranny' in Parliament

    7 Dec 2025 5:24 PM IST
    Why Jignesh Mevani joined the Congress ‘in spirit’

    Why Jignesh Mevani joined the Congress ‘in spirit’

    30 Sept 2021 3:49 PM IST
    Karnataka, The Federal, English news website

    Party hoppers in Assam, Bengal expose chinks in anti-defection law

    23 Jun 2021 11:33 AM IST
    MP Guv Lalji Tandon directs CM Kamal Nath to seek trust vote on March 17

    MP Guv Lalji Tandon directs CM Kamal Nath to seek trust vote on March 17

    15 March 2020 8:31 AM IST
    Prashant Kishor takes a dig at Scindia, attributes his success to surname

    Prashant Kishor takes a dig at Scindia, attributes his success to surname

    10 March 2020 6:18 PM IST
    Unholy Holi for Congress in MP: Power games set to begin in Bhopal

    Unholy Holi for Congress in MP: Power games set to begin in Bhopal

    10 March 2020 2:16 PM IST
    Expulsion by Congress vs resignation by Jyotiraditya: Cong tries to save face

    'Expulsion' by Congress vs 'resignation' by Jyotiraditya: Cong tries to save face

    10 March 2020 1:57 PM IST
    BJP goes full steam to unseat Congress in Madhya Pradesh

    BJP goes full steam to unseat Congress in Madhya Pradesh

    10 March 2020 12:13 PM IST

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