Rethinking Defection: An Analysis of Anti-defection Laws in India

• Guruvayurappan, Darsan ^[1]
  1. [1] National Law School of India University

     National Law School of India University

     India

     
• Localización: Parliamentary affairs: A journal of representative politics, ISSN 0031-2290, Vol. 76, Nº 2, 2023, págs. 443-464
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1093/pa/gsab054
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• Resumen

  • Are anti-defection laws efficient? Many parliamentary democracies have enacted anti-defection laws to prevent frequent government collapses and political instability. Using the anti-defection law in India as a reference, I argue that the party-based anti-defection laws enacted in many Westminster-style Parliamentary democracies do not achieve their goals, yet drastically impact representative decision-making. I show how the entitlements and protections granted by anti-defection laws to political parties and legislators do not achieve the purpose of maintaining government stability and suggest two options to improve it.

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