Question

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the questions that follow:

If a member remains absent in the House when asked by the party leadership to remain present or

votes against the institution of the party or voluntarily leaves the membership of the party, it is

deemed as deflection.

Experience of the past twenty years shows that the twenty years shows that the anti-defection

amendment has not been able to curb defections, but it has given additional powers to the party

leadership and the presiding officers of the legislature over the members.

Questions.

1. What is defection? (1)

2. Has the anti-defection amendment been able to curb defection? (2)

3. Which amendment Act is known as the anti-defection amendment?​

Answer 1

Answer:

votes against the institution of the party or voluntarily leaves the membership of the party is called defection