Ex-AAP minister disqualified from assembly weeks after joining BSP
- The Delhi Assembly disqualified former Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from the assembly.
- The anti-defection laws apply to him because he joined BSP without resigning as an AAP MLA.
Key highlights
- During the Lok Sabha elections, Anand rebelled against the AAP and resigned as minister on April 10 but did not resign from his membership of the Delhi assembly. He joined the BSP on May 5 and filed his nomination as BSP candidate from New Delhi Lok Sabha seat a day later.
- Under the 10th schedule of the Constitution, “the anti-defection law deals with situations of defection in Parliament or state legislatures by members of a political party.
- when a member of a political party leaves and joins hands with other parties.
- A member could be disqualified if he or she voluntarily gives up the membership of a political party or joins any other political party after the election.
Prelims takeaway
- the anti-defection law