Question

What is meaning of defection in terms of indian politics?

Answer 1

Apart from article 102, the Tenth Schedule to Constitution provides for disqualification of the members on ground of defection. Defection refers to desertion of one's party in favor of an opposing one. ... A member elected as an independent candidate shall be disqualified if he joins any political party after his election.

Answer 2

In politics, a defector is a person who gives up allegiance to one state in exchange for allegiance to another, in a way which is considered illegitimate by the first state. More broadly, it involves abandoning a person, cause, or doctrine to which one is bound by some tie, as of allegiance or duty.