Talk:Anti-defection law (India)

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Hi per your suggestions, I have made some copyedits to the article and also have paraphrased a sentence. The references are also been sorted using sfn templates. I hope above edits are in line with Wikipedia style. Regards  Santoshdts (talk) 15:54, 21 April 2020 (UTC)

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I have made a start but this article needs a complete rewrite. Even where it is well-phrased, it seems to be poorly considered & I can't believe it adequately reflects sources. To take one example, "Elections in a democratic country are an important aspect where people cast their ballot and determine which political party shall govern the country or a state. In such scenarios, Political defections poses a major threat to the will of the people."

In India perhaps even more than many other major democracies, the politics is personal - there are many generations of dynastic politicians, many elected for caste reasons, many elected for reasons of patronage etc, all of which have little to do with political philosophy/outlook. Also, since the general scheme of Indian democracy derives from notions underpinning that of the UK, people are at least in theory electing a representative for their constituency, not a government for their country, and any such representative can in theory change allegiance without betraying their mandate. I realise the theory and practise can and does diverge but I do suspect the entire background to this legislation is one of tackling corruption, not allegiance/instability per se. This talk page is not the place to discuss democratic theory, of course, but I would be astonished if reliable sources dealing with the 10th Schedule do not. - Sitush (talk) 04:32, 29 April 2020 (UTC)

Suggested reforms in Anti-Defection Law.
A drawback of Anti Defection Law is that the elected representatives of people (like MP, MLA etc.) are not free to vote as per the conscience of their constituencies (if different from the party line). Due to this, some constituencies might suffer due to lack of their representation during voting for passage bills of general/financial nature.

Therefore, it is suggested that the provisions of this law should be limited to the issues which threaten the stability of the administration like Election of Prime Minister/Chief Minister, Confidence motion, No confidence motion Impeachment etc.

On all other bills of general/financial nature, legislatives should be allowed to vote as per the conscience of their constituencies in order to ensure democratic representation of all the constituencies in passing of such bills.

Any contrary views, if there, are welcome. Riteshmmec (talk) 09:27, 12 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Riteshmmec, it seems you've put your own personal suggestions for legal changes into the article. That's entirely not what Wikipedia articles (or indeed talk pages) are for. if some notable political thinkers, academics, writers, etc. make these suggestions, and you can provide reliable sources that they do, that would belong in the article. But your own personal opinions certainly don't. -- Finlay McWalter··–·Talk 14:05, 12 August 2022 (UTC)