Defeating the spirit of the stringent anti-defection Bill passed by Parliament during the time of NDA-1 under Atal Behari Vajpayee in 2003. It was with a purpose that the then BJP led NDA Government decided to amend the then existing anti-defection Bill passed in 1985 during the regime of the late Rajiv Gandhi, and make it more stringent by making it mandatory for 2/3rd of the party’s strength to switch side, making it practically impossible for any elected member to switch side.
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