Will AAP MPs face disqualification after joining BJP?
Seven of the ten Rajya Sabha members from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), significantly reducing AAP's representation in the Upper House. This move raises questions about potential disqualification under the anti-defection law, which aims to prevent elected representatives from switching parties. The law includes exceptions for party mergers, but its interpretation has led to legal complexities.
- ▪Seven out of ten AAP Rajya Sabha members have merged with the BJP.
- ▪The anti-defection law disqualifies members who leave their party voluntarily.
- ▪The merger exception allows members to join another party if two-thirds of their party agrees.
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In a setback to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), seven of its 10 Rajya Sabha members, amounting to two-thirds of its strength in the Upper House, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on April 24. AAP MP Raghav Chadha, who was removed as the party’s deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha three weeks ago, announced that he and six other party members had decided to “merge with the BJP”. Prior to this development, the AAP had 10 members in the Rajya Sabha, with seven from Punjab and three from Delhi.
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