TNPSC Thervupettagam

Karnataka Defection

July 19 , 2019 1960 days 874 0
  • The Supreme Court has allowed 15 dissident MLAs to opt out of current assembly session.
  • It implies that they can defy a “party whip” without fear of disqualification for defection under Clause 2 (b) of the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution.
Party Whip
  • A whip is a written order that party members be present for an important vote, or that they vote only in a particular way.
  • Political parties appoint a senior member from among their House contingents to issue ‘whips’ who is called as Chief Whip.

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