Analysis of MLAs who switched parties and again in the elections from 2016 to 2020 found that BJP was the party with the biggest gains, while Congress accounted for the most MLAs who quit joining the other party. .
The report released on Thursday by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) analyzes the electoral affidavits of 443 legislators and lawmakers who switched parties and re-elections in the last five years. Of the 405 MLAs in the states that left the report, 42% were from Congress, the report found, while the BJP came in second place with 4.4%.
On the other hand, BJP was again the party of choice for 44.9% of the MLAs, followed by Congress with 9.4%. The report said that the suppression of MLAs was the reason for the recent governments in Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Goa, Arunachal Pradesh and Karnataka.
Of the 12 Lok Sabha members who switched parties, five belonged to the BJP. The report said that seven of the 17 candidates in the Rajya Sabha were from the Congress. The average wealth of recurring MLAs and MPs was increased by 39%.
The Most Commendable Reason for Avoidance
The ADR report stated that the most laudable reasons for the rescue were money and muscle power, absence of laws on the functioning of parties and differences with honest leaders among others.
“Until and unless these trends improve, our current electoral and political situation is bound to deteriorate … It will be a mockery of democracy if we fail to address these gaps Such defects, changing / changing the party are being done by MPs and MLAs. It is high time that our political parties and politicians put an end to ‘politics of convenience and selfishness’ and ‘politics of faith, courage and consensus’. Started practicing
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