The Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has declared that its members in Kumbotso Local Government Area remain united and loyal to the party, dismissing claims that some members had ...

Tamil Nadu is witnessing an unusual political phenomenon ever since the Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK), led by actor-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay, came to power. Several MLAs, most of them from ...

It’s that time of year again, as the latest summer evaluation period drives college football evaluators and recruiters to not only make a renewed pitch to keep their pledges onside, but to try their ...

Former Senator, Ogun Central, Prof. Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, has said that her defection from the All Progressives Congress(APC) to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was a result of compassion and love ...

Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, has reaffirmed his commitment to the ruling party, declaring that he is not a nomadic politician or a vulture “flying from ...

Between March 1967 and February 1968, around 438 legislators changed their party allegiances, a figure that dwarfed the nearly 542 cases recorded across the interregnum between 1952 and 1967. It was ...

A week after six Lok Sabha MPs of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) crossed over to the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, a senior Sena (UBT) MLC Sachin Ahir was ...

Sachin Ahir may avoid disqualification under the Anti-Defection Law due to his Deputy Chairperson nomination, original party symbol registration, and the non-partisan nature of election nominations, ...

The defection of legislators from the Aam Aadmi Party, the Trinamool Congress, and the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) is a shameless spectacle dressed as a morality play. Its script seeks to obliterate ...

When the Tenth Schedule was enacted, its sole purpose was to slay the ghost of political opportunism and protect the sanctity of the people's mandate. But decades later, a striking paradox has emerged ...

Around one in every three respondents felt defections engineered by ruling parties is a 'systematic and real phenomenon' while 24.8 per cent believed it is 'occasional and overstated'.

PP Chaudhary, senior advocate and Lok Sabha MP, on One Nation, One Election, anti-defection reforms and the hidden costs of frequent polls. The session was moderated by Damini Nath, Assistant Editor, ...